HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE TO ALL
FOR THOSE CELEBRATING
{This Frisky Feline’s Holiday Of Choice}
The winter solstice will be today at 4:23 p.m. CST
A full moon will help kick off astronomical winter
and mark the so-called shortest day of the year.
The 2018 winter solstice is today, at 4:23 p.m. CST to be exact.
"Solstice" comes from the Latin words for "sun" and "to stand still."
The solstice occurs at the moment
the Earth's tilt away from the sun is at a maximum.
Because of this the sun will appear at its lowest elevation and its position
around noon will change very little for several days before and after the solstice, according to the National Weather Service.
This solstice will also be close to the time of December's full moon, which will
hit its fullest point on Saturday. However, it will appear full tonight as well.
Each month's full moon has a nickname, many of which were coined by
Native Americans. December's full moon is often called the "Cold Moon."
(It is also sometimes called the Long Nights Moon.)