Starts 2:40AM December 21st
7:38PM Central time
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Earth is getting colder at that time. It does not immediately start getting warmer once the winter solstice is passed. It can be up to a month later, before it begins, so the month after a winter solstice is cold. For the summer, it is the same, in that the Earth keeps getting warmer for a time after the summer solstice, so the warmest temperatures are after the summer solstice, before the cooling process starts.
The winter solstice in Eastern Standard Time in 2008 occurred on December 21st. This is the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It marks the official start of winter.
On Wednesday, December 21, 2011, winter solstice will occur at about 9:28 p.m. PST.
The Winter Solstice is the time when winter begins, or the time when the day is shortest and the night is longest.
December 21 and 22 are the days the winter solstice takes place. The duration of this day allows the winter solstice to shine directly over the Capricorn not the cancer.
The exact time of the winter solstice sunrise varies depending on your location, but it typically occurs between 7:30 AM and 8:00 AM local time.
Days start to get longer on December 21st each year. This is the date of the Winter Solstice which is when the sun is furthest away from the Northern hemisphere. In the Southern hemisphere this date is June 21st as the seasons are reversed down under.
Winter solstice is the time when winter begins, on the shortest day of the year. The date varies a little, and in the northern hemisphere, it is usually on the 21st or 22nd of December.
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