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At 4:20 a.m. ET, the solstice will take place, marking "the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere," according to NASA.
The Day the Earth Smiled is a composite photograph taken by the NASA spacecraft Cassini on July 19, 2013. During an eclipse of the Sun , the spacecraft turned to image Saturn and most of its visible ring system , as well as Earth and the Moon as distant pale dots.
Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2013 occurred on December 21, and ends at the March equinox, which in 2014 occurred on March 20. [1] Based on the meteorological definition, the first day of winter is December 1 and the last day February 28. [2]
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 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.
The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year, with just 8 hours and 46 minutes of daylight. Fun things to do during the winter solstice During the solstice, it could be cold or snowy, or ...
The winter solstice is Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Night owls might look at the evening of Dec. 21 as the longest night of the year.
The Andromeda Galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light-years away. 3 × 10 6 ly: The Triangulum Galaxy , at about 3 million light-years away, is the most distant object visible to the naked eye. 5.9 × 10 7 ly: The nearest large galaxy cluster, the Virgo Cluster, is about 59 million light-years away. 1.5 × 10 8 – 2.5 × 10 8 ly