In the Northern Hemisphere.
It is December 21st, winter solstice.
No. Winter is December-February and the earth reaches perihelion (it's closest approach to the sun) in January.
December through February
The winter solstice is on December 22nd. No actually December 21.The winter solstice - is on December 22nd.
The hemisphere that is in the winter solstice - for example, the northern hemisphere in December - will receive less light, because the Sun is in the opposite direction, with respect to Earth.
The apparent diameter of the sun is largest when it is closest to Earth, during the winter solstice in December. This phenomenon is known as perihelion, when Earth is at its closest distance to the sun in its elliptical orbit.
Winter starts on December 21, so December is an autumn and winter month.
Virginia has winter in December because it is in the Northern Hemisphere.
December is in Winter
The north pole of Earth is tilted away from the sun from late September until late March ...all through Autumn and Winter. The greatest tilt occurs around December 22 or 23 ... thebeginning of Winter.
December is mostly in the Fall but in late December, it changes into Winter. The first day of meteorologic Winter is December 1 but Winter doesn't officially start til Dec. 21 (2012).
December 21st