Completed morning program. Visited PNB /SBI. In chamber from 1.30 to 4.30 pm.
News of the Day :"Darkness falls early these days and the long days of summer have shortened. In warm climates like we experience in India, cool winter days are welcome. December 21 is known as the Winter Solstice where solstice means “sun standing still”. December 21 is the shortest day of the year and the longest night. In the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is directly overhead at noon only along the Tropic of Capricorn.
In a sense, this day is the reawakening of the seasons and the cycle begins again. In ancient times, this day was also known as Yule because on that day a huge log — the Yule log — was added to a bonfire and everyone would dance and sing around it in the hope of reawakening the sun from its long winter slumber. The Romans on the other hand celebrated this day to honour Saturnus, the god of harvest and Mithras, the god of light.
Because of the axial tilt of the earth and the daily rotation, the earth’s axis is always pointed in the same place in the sky. So, as the earth follows its orbit around the sun, the hemisphere that faces the sun experiences summer for six months, as the other half which faces away from the sun experiences winter. The North Pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun. So, all places above a latitude of 66.5° north (Arctic Polar Circle) will be in darkness, and locations below a latitude of 66.5° south (Antatctic Polar Circle) will receive 24 hours of daylight.
News of the Day :"Darkness falls early these days and the long days of summer have shortened. In warm climates like we experience in India, cool winter days are welcome. December 21 is known as the Winter Solstice where solstice means “sun standing still”. December 21 is the shortest day of the year and the longest night. In the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is directly overhead at noon only along the Tropic of Capricorn.
In a sense, this day is the reawakening of the seasons and the cycle begins again. In ancient times, this day was also known as Yule because on that day a huge log — the Yule log — was added to a bonfire and everyone would dance and sing around it in the hope of reawakening the sun from its long winter slumber. The Romans on the other hand celebrated this day to honour Saturnus, the god of harvest and Mithras, the god of light.
Because of the axial tilt of the earth and the daily rotation, the earth’s axis is always pointed in the same place in the sky. So, as the earth follows its orbit around the sun, the hemisphere that faces the sun experiences summer for six months, as the other half which faces away from the sun experiences winter. The North Pole is tilted 23.5° away from the sun. So, all places above a latitude of 66.5° north (Arctic Polar Circle) will be in darkness, and locations below a latitude of 66.5° south (Antatctic Polar Circle) will receive 24 hours of daylight.
Seasonally, December 21 is significant because from this day on, there is a gradual lengthening of daylight hours. If you are fortunate enough to travel from the Antarctic Circle towards the South Pole you will get to see the midnight sun at this time. On the other hand if you are travelling from the Arctic Circle towards the North Pole you will not be able to see the sun!
Nimi Kurian " The Hindu, dt. 17th Dec.2012. on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm
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