According to Luke the date of the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year of sun light, also coincides with the date of conception. I will go with what Luke says. The birth of Christ would be nearer to the fall equinox
meaningless...The bible is not a history book nor does it point out exact dates for anything. When the world celebrates Christmas, we celebrate the Nativity of our Lord. Remember the manger under your tree, remember the wise men and all that stuff, remember the shepherds and angels and all that......Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, I don’t really care on which date He was really born and I’m fairly certain that it wasn’t Dec 25.
Who predestined Luke to record the 'appointed' time. It sure did not come out of some man made up tradition. Luke lays out with specificity that appointed time. I cannot express to you the amazement of reading the word 'meaningless'... The Bible is the HIS-story from Genesis to Revelation, and whether people like it or not they will in this life learn what it tells or else they will have a 'day' of primer lessons at the end of this flesh age.