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 calledMidwinter, the Shortest Day, the Longest Night
Observed byVarious cultures
SignificanceBeginning of lengthening days and shortening nights
CelebrationsFeasting
DateDecember 21 or 22, (Northern Hemisphere), and June 20 or 21, (Southern Hemisphere)
dateDecember 21 or 22, (Northern Hemisphere), and June 20 or 21, (Southern Hemisphere)
Related toWinter festivals
Wikidata descriptionastronomical phenomenon that occurs in December in Northern Hemisphere and in June in Southern Hemisphere
Wikidata idQ207932
Wikidata labelwinter solstice
Wikidata aliasesArray

Winter Solstice (2023) in other countries.

S.no.CountryDateHolidayType
1Macau22 Dec, FridayWinter SolsticeNational holiday