What is the winter solstice?

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2021/10/07

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

The winter solstice is astronomically defined as the day on which winter begins, and the winter solstice is characterized by the shortest day of the year and the longest hours of the night. It comes on December 21 or 22 in the northern hemisphere, and on June 20 or 21 in the southern hemisphere. More

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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