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Everything You Need to Know About the Winter Solstice The Northern Hemisphere's procession of dwindling days is about to reach its nadir. The winter solstice is the year's shortest day, but the start of winter also launches the sun's steady climb towards the long, warm days of summer. The solstice occurs on Tuesday, December 22 at 4:48 UTC—that's late Monday night across most of North America. It happens at the same moment no matter where you live, but because we've divided Earth into 24 times zones people around the world observe it at 24 different times of day.
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Winter solstice It is often considered the extreme of winter (Dongzhi in the Chinese calendar). In meteorology, winter in the Northern Hemisphere spans the entire period of December through February. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days.
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Winter solstice More evident from high latitudes, a hemisphere's winter solstice occurs on the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, when the sun's daily maximum elevation in the sky is at its lowest. Although the winter solstice itself lasts only a moment in time, the term sometimes refers to the day on which it occurs. Other names are midwinter, the extreme of winter , or the shortest day. In some cultures it is seen as the middle of winter, while in others it is seen as the beginning of winter.
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Why do mornings still get darker after the winter solstice? This Sunday, 21 December, the northern hemisphere will experience the shortest day of its year, marked at 23:03 GMT by an astronomical phenomenon known as the winter solstice-the moment the North Pole is tilted furthest from the sun as the Earth continues on its orbit. The solstice doesn't always occur on 21 December.
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Summer Solstice June 20-21 is one of two solstices, days when the rays of the sun directly strike one of the two tropical latitude lines. June 21 marks the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and simultaneously heralds the beginning of winter in the southern hemisphere.
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- The December Solstice.The December Solstice is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, while in the Southern Hemisphere it's the June Solstice. (Ill not to scale) (North America, Central America, Europe, Asia, northern Africa) December Solstice in Seattle, Washington, USA is on.
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Winter solstice 2014: Facts about the shortest day of the year It's official: Winter is here. The 2014 winter solstice was Sunday, Dec. 21, at 5:03 p.m. CST. It marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night. The upshot is that after Sunday, the days will begin to get longer again by several seconds each day.
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- Winter Solstice usually occurs I believe on December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere and June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere.Summer solstice, July 23rd-Winter solstice, December 13th The facts below only apply to the Northern Hemisphere-During the summer solstice, the north pole fa … ces directly at the sun, the suns rays hit directly on the tropic of cancer, it's the longest day of the year, & the start of summer.
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Nautical & Sailing Terms & Nomenclature June (summer) solstice is June 20, 21 or 22. Longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere shortest (winter solstice) in Southern Hemisphere. Local times worldwide.
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Key concepts At winter solstice (21 December), the sun's rays make an angle of -23° 27' to the equatorial plane. The beam radiation is approximately perpendicular to the Tropic of Capricorn (20°30'S). In the northern hemisphere, the days are at there shortest and the solar altitude at noon has its lowest values.
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- Winter solstice in Northern Hemisphere over Asia. Winter solstice (or hibernal solstice) is an astronomical phenomenon marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere this is the December solstice and in the Southern Hemisphere this is the June solstice.
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- What are red words? 90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent. Close.
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General Astronomy/Print version Astronomically speaking, in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice is defined as when the Sun reaches its greatest declination (23-1/2 degrees) south of the celestial equator, around December 21. So, winter 2012 marks the time when the first day of winter begins for 2012/2013.
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Summer Solstice In 2014, the summer solstice occurs and summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere on Friday, June 21 at 6:51 a.m. EDT, which is 10:51 UTC. The earth spins around its axis, an imaginary line going right through the planet between the north and south poles.
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Shortest Day of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere December Solstice: Shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The December solstice is on either December 20, 21, 22 or 23. It is called Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the Summer Solstice and the longest day of the year.The North Pole is tilted furthest from the Sun.ecember Solstice: Shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The December solstice is on either December 20, 21, 22 or 23. It is called Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the Summer Solstice and the longest day of the year.
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2018 Winter Solstice Date and Time for Perth, Western Australia, Australia Solstices occur on 20th or 21st June and 21st or 22nd December each year. During summer the day of the solstice is the longest day of the year and during winter the day of the solstice is the shortest day of the year. During June it is Summer Solstice in the Northern hemisphere and Winter Solstice in the Southern hemisphere.
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- Winter Begins on this Start Date. In 2016, winter solstice begins on December 22 at 04:48 UTC/GMT. Depending on what time zone you live in, the date may be December 21. To see what day winter starts for your time zone, use this handy time zone converter.
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Summer Solstice June 21 is called the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and simultaneously the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. Around December 21 the solstices are reversed and winter begins in the northern hemisphere.
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It's Winter in the Northern Hemisphere! EVENT DESCRIPTION. The onset of winter weather varies from year to year and from place to place, but December 21, the winter solstice, is considered the first official day of winter. The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year. The days get longer as winter progresses.
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Summer Solstice Summer Solstice. June 20-21 Begins Summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21 means the sun is highest in the sky leading to increased solar radiation and thus warmth for the northern part of the planet earth.
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Understanding the Winter Solstice The length changes throughout the year. In the summer, around June 21 or 22, we experience the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year. And in the winter, December 21 or 22 is the winter solstice, or shortest day. But wait! If you live in Australia, you experience the opposite—the longest day is in December and the shortest is in June.
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7 facts about the 2016 summer solstice, the official start of summer Revellers celebrate the pagan festival of 'Summer Solstice' at Stonehenge in Wiltshire in southern England, on June 21, 2013. The festival, which dates back thousands of years, celebrates the longest day of the year when the sun is at its maximum elevation.
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Shortest Day of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere The December solstice is on either December 20, 21, 22 or 23. The North Pole is tilted furthest from the Sun.The North Pole is tilted furthest away from the Sun at the December solstice. (Not to scale) It is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. December Solstice in Seattle, Washington, USA is on. Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 2:44 AM PST (Change city)
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Understanding the Winter Solstice Did you ever wonder why the days are so long in the summer and so short in the winter? The length changes throughout the year. In the summer, around June 20 or 21, we experience the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year. And in the winter, December 21 or 22 is the winter solstice, or shortest day. But wait! If you live in Australia, you experience the opposite—the longest day is in December and the shortest is in June.