Winter solstice instant of the solstice can be calculated, direct observation of the solstice by amateurs is impossible because the sun moves too slowly or appears to stand still (the meaning of "solstice"). However, by use of astronomical data tracking, the precise timing of its occurrence is now public knowledge. One cannot directly detect the precise instant of the solstice (by definition, one cannot observe that an object has stopped moving until one later observes that it has not moved further from the preceding spot, or that it has moved in the opposite direction). Further, to be precise to a single day,
Slovene months Slovene months Slovene months have standard modern names derived from Latin names, as in most European languages. There are also archaic Slovene month names, which exist in both a standardized set as well as many variations. The standard modern Slovene month names are "januar", "februar", "marec", "april", "maj", "junij", "julij", "avgust", "september", "oktober", "november", and "december". When writing dates, they appear after the day and are often represented by Arabic numerals, and sometimes with Roman numerals (e.g., "19. 5." or "19. V." 'May 19th'). Older variants include "januvarij" 'January', "februvarij" 'February', and "marcij" 'March'. Many of the names in the