9 interesting facts about a winter solstice

Contrary to the general opinion, the winter solstice is not one day. At a given time the Sun holds position over the Tropic of Capricorn - a parallel below the equator. It is the most southern point which the Sun ever reached concerning the horizon line. In 2019 the winter solstice will occur on December 22 at 1:23 Moscow time. Night will be from December 21 to December 22 the most long, and day – short. Before it happens, receive some curious particulars about this natural phenomenon...