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In the northern hemisphere, the Summer Solstice is on June 21 (plus or minus one day depending on the cycle of leap years), and the Sun is as far north of the equator as it ever gets. In the Southern Hemisphere, June 21 is the winter solstice.
In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice is on December 21 (this is the summer solstice "Down Under") when the Sun is as far south of the equator as it ever gets.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe first day of winter (i.e., when the winter solstice occurs)
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∙ 11y agoOn the Winter (or Southern) solstice which is around December 21st or 22nd
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∙ 14y agofor 6 months of the year its dark and for 6 months it is light
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∙ 13y agoAt the time of the solstice on June 21 or 22.
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∙ 12y agoThe sun is at its northernmost when it passes the first solstice
after the Vernal Equinox, on June 21 or 22.
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∙ 14y agoOn June 21, the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere. (The date can vary one day earlier or later because of the cycle of leap years.)
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∙ 13y agoIn December.
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∙ 13y agoIn June.
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no
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