So, Today's the Winter Solstice. What Does That Mean, Exactly?

Image credit: Ken Tape, of the Winter Solstice at Fairbanks, Alaska. And on a more uplifting note, from Maritza Garcia on the solstice: “I found the diagram of the different positions of the Solstice fascinating. As far as I could 

Image credit: Ken Tape, of the Winter Solstice at Fairbanks, Alaska. And on a more uplifting note, from Maritza Garcia on the solstice: “I found the diagram of the different positions of the Solstice fascinating. As far as I could 

Image credit: Ken Tape, of the Winter Solstice at Fairbanks, Alaska. And on a more uplifting note, from Maritza Garcia on the solstice: “I found the diagram of the different positions of the Solstice fascinating. As far as I could 

December solstice 2014 is coming up this Sunday, December 21 at 23:03 UTC. Celebration time!

The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night of year. It is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs around December 25, while for the Southern Hemisphere, it occurs