print email comment close Winter Solstice URL: http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/WinterSolstice.html Description: "In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice is day of the year (near December 22) when the Sun is farthest south. ... The winter solstice marks the first day of the season of winter." This site provides an explanation of when the solstice occurs, including an animated clip showing the tilt of the Earth's equatorial plane relative to the Sun. The author is a scientist with advanced degrees in physics and planetary science. Author: Weisstein, Eric W. Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Winter solstice LII Database Information: Record 16353 created by Carol Terry on 12/21/2003 Last modification on 01/05/2004 Published: 12/21/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16353