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Winter Solstice (other)
Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon which marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The winter solstice may be referred to as: * December solstice in the Northern Hemisphere * June solstice in the Southern Hemisphere Winter solstice may also refer to: * ''Winter Solstice'' (film), 2004 American film with Anthony LaPaglia * ''Winter Solstice: North'' (album), a 1999 album by British experimental music group Coil * ''Winter Solstice'', a 2000 novel by Rosamunde Pilcher * ''Winter Solstice'', a two-part German-produced TV film from 2003 based on the novel with Sinéad Cusack and Peter Ustinov * "Winter Solstice", a song by Phoenix from ''Alpha Zulu'', 2022 See also * Midwinter (other) * Winter (other) * Solstice (other) * Summer solstice (other) * Spring equinox (other) Spring equinox or vernal equinox or variations may refer to: * March equinox, the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere * September e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Solstice
The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky. Either pole experiences continuous darkness or twilight around its winter solstice. The opposite event is the summer solstice. The winter solstice occurs during the hemisphere's winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the December solstice (usually 21st or 22nd December) and in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the June solstice (usually 20th or 21st of June). Although the winter solstice itself lasts only a moment, the term also refers to the day on which it occurs. The term midwinter is also used synonymously with the winter solstice, although it carries other meanings as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December Solstice
The December solstice, also known as the southern solstice, is the solstice that occurs each December – typically on 21 December, but may vary by one day in either direction according to the Gregorian calendar. In the Northern Hemisphere, the December solstice is the winter solstice (the day with the shortest period of daylight), whilst in the Southern Hemisphere it is the summer solstice (the day with the longest period of daylight). The solstice also marks the changing of seasons in many countries. 21 December is the first day of winter (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the first day of summer (in the Southern Hemisphere). __TOC__ Solar year The December-solstice solar year is the solar year based on the December solstice. It is thus the length of time between adjacent December solstices. The length of the December-solstice year has been relatively stable between 6000 BC and AD 2000, in the range of 49 minutes 30 seconds to 50 minutes in excess of 365 days 5 hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Solstice
The June solstice is the solstice on Earth that occurs annually between 20 and 22 June according to the Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years di .... In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice is the summer solstice (the day with the longest period of daylight), while in the Southern Hemisphere it is the winter solstice (the day with the shortest period of daylight). It is also known as the northern solstice. Solar year The June solstice solar year is the solar year based on the June solstice. It is thus the length of time between adjacent June solstices. The length of the day on June solstice See also Astronomy * March equinox * September equinox * December solstice Holidays * Holi * Inti Raymi * Kupala Night * Midnight sun * Midsumme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Solstice (film)
''Winter Solstice'' is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Josh Sternfeld and starring Anthony LaPaglia, Aaron Stanford, and Mark Webber. The story focuses on the efforts of a man to interact with and relate to his sons in the years following the accidental death of his wife. Plot New Jersey landscape gardener Jim Winters is struggling to raise his sons, high school student Peter and older Gabe, as a single father. Gabe announces he is leaving home to move to Tampa, Florida, although he's vague about both his reason for doing so and what he plans to do there once he arrives. Instead of discussing his plans with his devoted girlfriend Stacey, he plans to drop her. Aware of what he has in mind, she quietly retreats from him to make it difficult for him to achieve his goal. Peter, who was in the car with his mother when she was killed in an accident five years earlier, is a rebellious, hearing-impaired underachiever doing poorly in school, despite the efforts of his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North (album)
North is a cardinal direction or compass point. North or The North may also refer to: Places * North, South Carolina, a town in the United States * North (London sub region), a sub-region of the London Plan * Northern Canada or the North, northernmost region of Canada * Northern England or the North, the northern part of England considered as a cultural area * North Wales, a geographical region in Wales. * The North, an alternative name for Northern Ireland * Northern United States or the North, geographic or historical term for regions of the United States ** North (American Civil War), national government of President Abraham Lincoln and 24 states supporting it * Nordic countries or ''Norden'', a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic * Northern Italy or ''Nord'', a geographical region in Italy * Northern Cyprus, de facto state on the Island of Cyprus Music * North (band), an Australian boy band * ''North'' (Darkstar album), the debut album of Darkstar * ''Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosamunde Pilcher
Rosamunde Pilcher, OBE (''née'' Scott; 22 September 1924 – 6 February 2019) was a British writer of romance novels, mainstream fiction, and short stories, from 1949 until her retirement in 2000. Her novels sold over 60 million copies worldwide. Early in her career she was also published under the pen name Jane Fraser. In 2001, she received the Corine Literature Prize's Weltbild Readers' Prize for ''Winter Solstice''. Personal life She was born Rosamunde Scott on 22 September 1924 in Lelant, Cornwall. Her parents were Helen (''née'' Harvey) and Charles Scott, a British civil servant. Just before her birth her father was posted in Burma, while her mother remained in England. She attended the School of St. Clare in Penzance and Howell's School Llandaff before going on to Miss Kerr-Sanders' Secretarial College. She began writing when she was seven, and published her first short story when she was 15. From 1943 until 1946, Pilcher served with the Women's Royal Naval Service. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinéad Cusack
Sinéad Moira Cusack ( ) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and ''Evening Standard'' Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's ''Our Lady of Sligo''. Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in ''Rock 'n' Roll'' (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for ''As You Like'' (1981), ''The Maid's Tragedy'' (also 1981), ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1983), ''Our Lady of Sligo'' (1998) and ''Rock 'n' Roll'' (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Early life Cusack was born Jane Moira Cusack in Dalkey, County Dublin, the daughter of actress Maureen Cusack (born Mary Margaret Kiely) and actor Cyril Cusack. She is the sister of actresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Zulu
''Alpha Zulu'' is the seventh studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix, released on 4 November 2022 through Loyauté and Glassnote Records. Self-produced by the band, it is their first album since 2017's ''Ti Amo''. The singles "Identical", "Alpha Zulu", "Tonight", and "Winter Solstice" preceded the album. The band embarked on a tour in support of the album, which visited North America, the UK and Europe in late 2022, with another tour of North America set to commence in August 2023. The album received critical acclaim. Background and recording Phoenix began recording the album during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 at the Musée des Arts décoratifs studio, which is located within the Louvre Palace in Paris. Laurent Brancowitz said the band "felt it would be a fantastic adventure to create something out of nothing" in an empty museum. Christian Mazzalai said that despite his initial concerns of making something while being surrounded by "too much beauty", the band "couldn't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midwinter (other)
Midwinter is the middle of the winter. Midwinter may also refer to: * Midwinter (surname) * ''Midwinter'' (album), a 2001 album by Terry McDade and the McDades * ''Midwinter'' (novel), a 1923 novel by John Buchan * ''Midwinter'' (video game), a 1989 video game designed by Mike Singleton * Midwinter Day, or Midwinter, a celebration held in Antarctica * Midwinter Pottery, founded 1910 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, UK See also * Yule * James Midwinter Freeman (1827–1900), American clergyman and writer * California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, a World's Fair in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park * Midsummer (other) * Midvinterblot (other) * Winter solstice (other) * Winter (other) Winter is one of the four temperate seasons. Winter may also refer to: Places * Winter, Saskatchewan, Canada * Winter, West Virginia * Winter (town), Wisconsin, U.S. ** Winter, Wisconsin, U.S., a village within the town * Winters, California, ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter (other)
Winter is one of the four temperate seasons. Winter may also refer to: Places * Winter, Saskatchewan, Canada * Winter, West Virginia * Winter (town), Wisconsin, U.S. ** Winter, Wisconsin, U.S., a village within the town * Winters, California, U.S. * Winters, Michigan, U.S., a former post office in Rock River Township, Michigan * Winters, Texas, U.S. * Winter (MBTA station), a station in Downtown Crossing * Winter Building, a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. People Alias * Winter (programmer) (born 1972), freelance software programmer and consultant * Winter (wrestler) (born 1980), Katarina Waters, German-born English professional wrestler * Winter (born 2001), Kim Min-jeong, member of South Korean girl group Aespa Given name * Winter (given name) * Winter Hall (1872-1947), New Zealand actor * Winter Charles Renouf (1868–1954), British philatelist * Winter Vinecki (born 1998), American marathon runner * Winter Ave Zoli (born 1980), American actress and model ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solstice (other)
A solstice is a bi-annual astronomical event, when the Sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes. Solstice may also refer to: Film * ''Solstice'' (film), a 2008 thriller film * ''Solstice'', a 1968 film produced and edited by Edward Summer Video games * ''Solstice'' (1990 video game), a puzzle game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System * ''Solstice'' (2016 video game), a fantasy/mystery visual novel *''Solstice'', an expansion to the puzzle game OneShot Music * Solstice (doom metal band), a British epic doom metal band * Solstice (British rock band), a British rock band * Solstice (American band), an American death metal band * ''Solstice'' (album), 1975 album by Ralph Towner * "Solstice", a 2011 song by Björk from '' Biophilia'' * "Solstice", a 2016 song by If These Trees Could Talk, opening song from the album ''The Bones of a Dying World'' Other uses * Operation Solstice, a German armoured offensive operation on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Solstice (other)
Summer solstice is the astronomical phenomenon that occurs on the longest day of the year. Summer solstice may also refer to: * June solstice, of the Northern Hemisphere * December solstice, of the Southern Hemisphere Arts and entertainment * ''Summer Solstice'' (1981 film), an American dramatic film * ''Summer Solstice'' (2005 film), made-for-television film based on a story by Rosamunde Pilcher * ''Summer Solstice'' (2003 film), independent feature film directed by George Fivas, based on the story "Atlantic Summer" by Jeffrey Gold * '' Summer Solstice: Bee Stings'', 1998 experimental music album, part 2 of the four part Seasons collective created by Coil * ''The Summer Solstice'' (film), a 2007 Chinese film * ''Summer Solstice'' (album), 1971 folk music album by Maddy Prior and Tim Hart * " The Summer Solstice", a Filipino short story written by Nick Joaquin * '' MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice'', 2017 live album by a-ha See also * Midsummer (other) * Summer ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
