text message. noun. Definition of text message for Students. : a short message that is sent electronically to a cell phone or other device.
Winter Solstice on December 21st: the longest night of the year. The shortest day of the year, the longest night occurs today, Sunday, December 21st. The so-called Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in the North Hemisphere when the Earth North axis is at the longest distance to the sun.
(Equinox is when night & day are about the same length. Solstices are the longest night or day of the year.) Astronomical seasons can vary every year because of leap years and the elliptical shape of the Earthâs orbit around the sun which causes the lengths of the seasons to vary between 89 and 93 days.