Winter Solstice is also known as midwinter, it’s an astronomical phenomenon mark-ing the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year. It occurs when one of the Earth’s poles …

This pack has been created by teachers, for teachers. In it you’ll find high quality teaching resources to help mark the Winter Solstice, understand its history and why it is celebrated.

When our hemisphere is tilted all the way away from the sun, we have the winter solstice. It happens each year around December 20th to 22nd. Go stargazing! Get a blanket, some snacks and find a …

What is Winter Solstice? out the world. In the Northern Hemisphere, the December Solstice is the Winter Solstice and the shortest wly get longer. Celebrations of the lighter days to come and nature’s …

Solstice, whether winter or summer, occurs at the same moment all over Earth. As Earth makes its annual orbit around the sun, the hemispheres are illuminated at different times. At the December …

This physical model simulates the Sun’s tracks across the sky at summer solstice (longest track), winter solstice (shortest track), and the spring and fall equinoxes (medium track).

Dec 20, 2025 · The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, which is located at 23.5° …