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Another fun fact about the winter solstice: It is when you will see your shadow at its longest length. The next change of season following the winter solstice will be the spring equinox, which ...
The winter solstice occurs during the hemisphere's winter. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the December solstice (December 21 or 22) and in the Southern Hemisphere, this is the June solstice (June 20 or 21). Although the winter solstice itself lasts only a moment, the term also refers to the day on which it occurs.
Facts about the winter solstice aerial view of Stonehenge in the Snow during winter Now that you know the ins and outs of the winter solstice, here are some fun facts you may not know about it.
The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically.
During winter the situation is reversed as the North Pole tilts away from the sun for the northern hemisphere. People take part in winter solstice celebrations at Stone Henge in December 2023 (PA)
The lengths of time when the sun is up are longer around the summer solstice and shorter around the winter solstice, except near the equator. When the Sun's path crosses the equator, the length of the nights at latitudes +L° and −L° are of equal length. This is known as an equinox. There are two solstices and two equinoxes in a tropical year.
Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Saturday, December 21, this year (well, for the vast bulk of the world’s population anyway).
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