Many believe that the winter solstice is fixed on December 21 of each year, but this information is wrong, as its timing varies from year to year, according to the number of days and the number of hours for each season, and according to the previous term.
Sunday ... the date of the winter solstice and the beginning of the Al-Quadraniye period
The winter in the Arab world is predominantly astronomically occurring between December 21-23 of each year because it falls north of the equator, which means that the beginning of winter varies from year to year.
The Earth needs to revolve around the sun for a full period of 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds, so the date of the winter solstice varies from year to year, as the end of the year is approved after the end of the 365th day, and hours and seconds remain unaccounted for, so the difference appears in the following years as A change in the date of the winter solstice.
The shortest day of the year ... when is it and what is its relationship to the winter solstice?
The northern part of the globe witnesses today the shortest day during the year and the longest night in the whole year, provided that the day begins gradually gaining minutes from night until equal in the day of spring equinox.
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