The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane as the observer.Depending on the shift of the calendar, the event of the Winter solstice occurs sometime between December 20 and 23 each year in the Northern hemisphere, and between June 20 and 23 in the Southern Hemisphere, and the winter solstice occurs during either the shortest day or the longest night of the year (not to be confused with the darkest day or nights).
Though the Winter Solstice lasts an instant, the term is also used to refer to the full 24-hour period.
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2 comments:
Speaking of the sun, I just spoke to my friend in Sweden, where they are now averaging only about 4 hours of weak, gray sunlight a day! I can't imagine it. She says it is very depressing.
Makes me glad to be a little closer to the equator!
DMB,
That would be too much for me. I already have a problem dealing with the overcast Winter days here.
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