The winter solstice occurs exactly when the axial tilt of planet earth is farthest away from its star, the sun. It means tomorrow will be the shortest day and the longest night, and the suns position in the sky will be at its lowest. The word 'solstice' is derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstices, the sun stands still as it's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes. So get ready for it, tomorrow marks the winter solstice for this year.
While I'm all for beanies, warming toes on fire barrels, with fingers around a mug of mulled wine, I must say that tomorrow night, I am going to stand still for a moment, with a smile on my face knowing that the day after, the sun begins rising slightly earlier each morning and setting slightly later each evening. yeew.
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