Subsolar point (Earth 🌍)
The subsolar point on a planet or a moon is the point at which its Sun is perceived to be directly overhead ; that is, where the Sun's rays strike the planet exactly perpendicular to its surface. The subsolar point occurs at the location on a planet or a moon where the Sun culminates at the location's zenith. This occurs at solar noon. At this point, the Sun's r...
Attached: 1 image #FairyTaleTuesday: Near the centre of the #oppidum of #Bibracte there‘s this basin made of pink granite. Its lateral axis `is the line of the summer solstice sunset and the #WinterSolstice sunrise. The oval itself is the result of complex geometrical calculations.` Perhaps `the sky-reflecting pool was the portal that linked the upper, middle and lower worlds, and the portal through which every human being passed.` #Celtic Source: Graham Robb `The Ancient Paths`
The winter solstice marks the official beginning of astronomical winter (as opposed to meteorological winter, which starts about 3 weeks before the solstice). It occurs once a year in each hemisphere: once in the Northern Hemisphere (in December) and once in the Southern Hemisphere (in June). It marks the start of each hemisphere’s winter season. When one hemisphere is experiencing its winter solstice, the other is simultaneously experiencing its summer solstice!
This is all thanks to Earth’s tilted axis, which means that at the solstice, half of Earth is pointed away from the Sun, and the other half is pointed towards it.
We often think of the winter solstice as an event that spans an entire calendar day, but the solstice actually lasts only a moment. Specifically, it’s the exact moment when a hemisphere is tilted as far away from the Sun as possible.
Woohoo!!! We've reached the changing point of darkness gradually diminishing in favor of increased daylight 😀 Sure, we do like the calmness and silence that the dark winter days bring, but sunlight days also have their warm merit, which camp do you belong to?
A natural event that is an great excuse for making a celebration out of. Everyone can participate and enjoy this as it is universal happening for us all.
#Winter #Solstices #Season #Change
The First Day of Winter: Winter Solstice 2024
I'm excited for the solstice tomorrow!
if you are like me and want the time the solstice will occur,
it will occur at *Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 09:20 UTC*
you can find your local time of it here, https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/december-solstice.html
I hope everyone has a joyous and beautiful solstice and season! ❤️
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One protection we have from the roboticizing effects of AI creep is a deepening appreciation for Nature — for the birds, flowers and insects, to sunsets, oceans and galaxies. Enjoy your Solstice this weekend, and all celestial wonderments. And feel #gratitude in life for having become the wonderment that you are.
- @KronoMoon 2024
Article on #Solstices in #December's #TheAtlantic.
🔗 https://www.TheAtlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/12/a-nonreligious-holiday-ritual/681112/ 2024 Dec 19
Subsolar point (Earth 🌍)
The subsolar point on a planet is the point at which its Sun is perceived to be directly overhead ; that is, where the Sun's rays strike the planet exactly perpendicular to its surface. It can also mean the point closest to the Sun on an astronomical object, even though the Sun might not be visible. To an observer on a planet with an orientation and rotation sim...
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I’m confused, the #equinox not the 21st of March and September?
#Solstices are June 21st and December 21st, no?
Discover the magic of solstices and equinoxes in witchcraft! 🌞🌙 Uncover their significance, rituals, and how they guide the witch's year. #Witchcraft #Solstices #Equinoxes #WheelOfTheYear #NatureMagic #SacredCycles
https://soniamrompoti.com/2024/03/17/solstices-and-equinoxes-their-significance-in-witchcraft/
Explore the deep significance of solstices and equinoxes in witchcraft, how they shape rituals, and their role in the Wheel of the Year. Discover the spiritual connection witches have with these astronomical events through seasonal altars and practices.
But, as we now know, the #JulianCalendar's mean year is about 11 minutes 15 seconds longer than the #TropicalYear, and by the 4th century AD, the dates of the #solstices and #equinoxes had drifted from their official dates by several days.
In the 16th century, #Pope Gregory XIII used his authority as #PontifexMaximus to reform the calendar again, because that is something #popes can do.
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