Winter Solstice 2024 South Africa Map. Winter solstice โ is the day of the year when the sun passes through the southernmost point of the ecliptic in the northern hemisphere (or through the northernmost point in the southern hemisphere). The word solstice comes from the latin sol, meaning sun, and sistere, meaning to stand still.
Winter solstice 2024 (beginning of astronomical winter) on the day of the winter (december) solstice, the sun passes through the southernmost point of the ecliptic, that is, as far as possible from the celestial equator to the south (for the northern hemisphere of the earth). The december solstice marks the sunโs southernmost point in the sky, for the entire globe, for this entire year.
