Winter begins today, December 21, 5:44 A.M. EST.
Do you love or hate winter in Lexington?
WHAT IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE?
The word solstice comes from the Latin words for “sun”
and “to stand still.” In the Northern Hemisphere, as summer advances to winter,
the points on the horizon where the Sun rises and sets advance southward each
day; the high point in the Sun’s daily path across the sky, which occurs at
local noon, also moves southward each day.
At the winter solstice, the Sun’s path has reached its
southernmost position. The next day, the path will advance northward. However,
a few days before and after the winter solstice, the change is so slight that
the Sun’s path seems to stay the same, or stand still. The Sun is directly
overhead at “high-noon” on Winter Solstice at the latitude called the Tropic
of Capricorn.
Find out the changing
day length in your neck of the woods with our personalized
Sunrise/set tool.
WHAT DOES WINTER MEAN TO YOU?
Winter inspires both joy and woe. Some people can’t wait for
the cooler weather, snow, skiing and ice skating, curling up by a fire, and the
holiday spirit. You’ll notice a peaceful sort of silence when you walk
through the woods—a muffled kind of quiet.
Other people dislike the frigid temperatures, blizzards, and
wild weather. In colder regions, winter often means shoveling,
snow blowing, dealing with bad roads, and sometimes unbearable temperatures.
In warmer regions, the winter temperatures become very mild and cool, and
places such as Florida fills up with people escaping the harshness of a
northern winter.
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