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because the longest night of the year happens during the winter solstice
the winter solstice is when the sun is the lowest in the sky
The Winter Solstice is only the season of winter. Nothing more, nothing less.
The Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during the winter solstice.
No. At the summer solstice, the days are at their longest, but at the winter solstice, the days are at their shortest.
The longest day of the year is the summer solstice. The longest night is the winter solstice. Consequently, the shortest night occurs during the summer solstice and the shortest day during the winter solstice.
The length of the nighttime hours at the winter solstice is dependent on your latitude.
It is winter in the Northern hemisphere during the December solstice.
Winter Solstice is on December 21st. Shortest daytime of the year. The Winter Solstice of 2012 is also the date that many people believe the world will end.
For the northern hemisphere: During the summer solstice, the Sun is as far north as she can get. During the winter solstice, the Sun is as far south as she can get. For the souther hemisphere it is the other way round.
The winter solstice occurs late on the 20th of December. Incidentally, the solstice happens at the same moment for the entire planet, twice a year. It is the winter solstice for the hemisphere about to enjoy winter, and the summer solstice for the hemisphere about to enjoy summer. Six months later, the hemispheres get the 'other' variety of solstice.
The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west no matter what time of yesr it is, but is at its farthest north--on the Tropic of Cancer--during summer solstice, and farthest south--the Tropic of Capricorn--during the winter solstice. Summer solstice in the northern hemisphere is winter solstice in the southern hemisphere.