On the day of the winter solstice, the sun rises ...

in the constellation of the Virgin

in the constellation of Sagittarius

in the constellation of Capricorn

in the constellation of Gemini

At the time of the winter solstice the sun reaches the Tropic of the southern hemisphere - the Tropic of Capricorn. Nowadays, as a result of precession, at the moment of this solstice the Sun is in the constellation of Sagittarius.

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