We are fast approaching the winter solstice which is the shortest day or the longest night of the year depending on how you think of it.
So from Wednesday 21st December the days will start to get longer by approximately 2 minutes and 7 seconds every day! Astronomical winter begins on this day and continues until spring starts on Monday 20th March 2023.
The name solstice is derived from the Latin word solstitium meaning ‘sun standing still’ before it starts to move higher in the sky,
And now the science bit……….
During the winter solstice the Earth’s poles are at their maximum tilt away from the Sun. This puts the Sun at its lowest point in the sky.
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