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The June solstice is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. The December solstice is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere.

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What are the two points on the ecliptic which the sun is farthest from the celestial equator?

Those are the two solstices. The sun appears to pass the southern one around December 21 each year, and the northern one around June 21.


What is soltice?

The solstice occurs twice in a year when the sun is furthest from the equator, one in winter and one in summer. The winter solstice is around June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 21, when it reaches its southernmost point. In the Southern Hemispheres, the solstices are reversed.


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Describe the winter solstice?

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When do the solstices take place in The northern hemisphere?

The solstices take place at different times each year. The next one in the northern hemisphere is December 21, 2012 at 11:12 AM.


Where can one learn more about solstices?

One can learn about solstices from the following sources: "Wikipedia", "solstices benefits", "Almanac", "physical Geography", to mention a few. One can also get more information by buying solstices books of Amazon or reading Google books.


How are solstices and equinoxes related or the same?

A solstice is the two longest days of the year. One day in summer and one day in winter. An equinox is the two shortest days of the year, one in fall and one in spring.


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The two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator?

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There are a lot of breakups that happen round the year. One cannot count the exact number of breakups that happen. There is no estimate about that.


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How many bungee jumping deaths happen each year.?

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What could happen in space in one year?

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How does the position of earth determine whether it is one of the solstice or equinox days?

The solstices occur at the points where the Earth is either closest to, or farthest away from, the Sun. The equinoxes are the mid-points between the solstices - where the day & night are of equal length.