Does the solstice of winter mean that winter is half over?

The solstice in winter means that the coldest time in winter has arrived, and the solstice means that when it comes, it means stopping here. So the solstice of winter means that winter has really arrived, and the coldest time has come.

The winter solstice is June 65438+February 2 1 ~ 23 in Gregorian calendar every year. It is worth noting that around the winter solstice, the earth is located near the perihelion, and its running speed is slightly faster, resulting in that the time of direct sunlight in the southern hemisphere is about 8 days shorter than that in the northern hemisphere in a year, so the winter in the northern hemisphere is slightly shorter than that in summer.

From the winter solstice to the next winter solstice, it is equivalent to a tropical year, with a length of 365.2422 days. The accumulation of decimals and the setting of leap years make the date of winter solstice change slightly.

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The winter solstice, also known as the south solstice, is a solar term reflecting the direct sunlight movement. There is a saying that "the solstice in winter is a sunny day" (recorded in the manuscripts that abide by the Constitution). In fact, strictly speaking, "Yang" has the concepts of Yin and Yang and Yang of the sun. On the solstice after winter, the height at which the sun rises is not the yang spirit in the concept of "yin and yang".

The solar terms from the winter solstice reflect the deviation law of the direct sunlight point on the earth's surface. The arrival of the winter solstice solar terms indicates that the height of the sun is the smallest and the day is the shortest in all parts of the northern hemisphere, which is not the day with the highest concept of yin and yang. "Yin-Yang and Five Elements" belong to the category of "trunk and branch", and the growth and decline of "Yin-Yang" is based on "trunk and branch". The solstice in winter is the starting point for the return of the sun. Since the winter solstice, the height of the sun has risen, and the days in the northern hemisphere are getting longer day by day. The "yang" reflected by the winter solstice is the sun's yang, not the yang in the concept of "yin and yang"