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• After the sun reaches its southernmost point on the sky's dome on the December solstice, watch as the sun seems to pause for a number of days before it starts its northward trajectory on the sky's dome once again.
• By the way, the image at the top of this post shows the 2004 winter solstice viewed at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, California, USA.
• Bottom line: In 2012, the December solstice comes on December 21 at 5:12 a.m. CST. That's December 21 at 11:12 Universal Time. It's when the sun on our sky's dome reaches its farthest southward point for the year. At this solstice, the Northern Hemisphere has its shortest day and longest night of the year. Happy solstice, everyone!
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