Winter Solstice in Macau - 2023
22 Dec 2023, Friday
Winter Solstice is a public holiday in Macau
How many days ago was Winter Solstice 2023? [Countup]
How many months ago was Winter Solstice 2023?
3 Months, 6 Days
How many weeks ago was Winter Solstice 2023?
13 Weeks, 6 Days
How many days ago was Winter Solstice 2023?
97 Days
How many hours ago was Winter Solstice 2023?
2,328 Hours
How many minutes ago was Winter Solstice 2023?
139,680 Minutes
When was Winter Solstice in Macau 2023?
22 December 2023, Friday
About: Winter Solstice
The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere. For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky. Each polar region experiences continuous darkness or twilight around its winter solstice. The opposite event is the summer solstice. The winter solstice occurs during the hemisphere's winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the December solstice and in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the June solstice. Although the winter solstice itself lasts only a moment, the term also refers to the day on which it occurs. The term midwinter is also used synonymously with the winter solstice, although it carries other meanings as well.
Also called | Midwinter, the Shortest Day, the Longest Night |
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Observed by | Various cultures |
Significance | Beginning of lengthening days and shortening nights |
Celebrations | Feasting |
Date | December 21 or 22, (Northern Hemisphere), and June 20 or 21, (Southern Hemisphere) |
date | December 21 or 22, (Northern Hemisphere), and June 20 or 21, (Southern Hemisphere) |
Related to | Winter festivals |
Wikidata description | astronomical phenomenon that occurs in December in Northern Hemisphere and in June in Southern Hemisphere |
Wikidata id | Q207932 |
Wikidata label | winter solstice |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Winter Solstice (2023) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Macau | 22 Dec, Friday | Winter Solstice | National holiday |