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What solar term is the winter solstice?

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The winter solstice is the 22nd solar term in the "24 solar terms", and the solar calendar reaches 270 degrees. Every year, the festival is held on 65438+February 2 1-23 in the Gregorian calendar. The winter solstice is the limit point of the sun's direct southward travel. On the solstice of winter, the sun shines directly on the tropic of Capricorn. The sun is the most inclined to the northern hemisphere, and its altitude angle is the smallest, which is the place with the shortest day and the longest night in the northern hemisphere.