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The Solstices occur each year when the Sun reaches its northernmost apparent position, and again when it reaches the southernmost apparent position. These occur at midwinter and midsummer. This year, (2011), 21 June and 22 December.
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What are the two days of the year called when the sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 north or south?
The solstices.
How many tornadoes occur every year?
The United States averages about 1200 tornadoes each year. Worldwide the number is less certain.
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.
How does the revolution of the Earth correlate to the solstices and the equinoxes?
The Earth's tilt results in the solstices and euinoxes, depending on where the Earth is in it's orbit around the sun.
Does an equinox occur halfway between a solstices?
Pretty much, yes. You have the spring (vernal) and autumn (autumnal) equinoxes, so it's around that time. Midsummer's day is around the first day of summer. But the equinoxes aren't precisely (to the smallest fraction of a second) halfway between, because the velocity of earth's orbit is constantly changing throughout the year.
Does the leap day affect when equinoxes and solstices occur?
Yes. If we did not insert the leap day during leap year, the calendar date of the equinoxes and solstices would change and eventually come at very different times in the calendar year. The whole purpose of Leap Year/Leap Day is to keep our calendar aligned with the equinoxes, solstices, and seasons in general.
What day do solstices occur?
They occur in December and June, on the 21st or 22nd of the month.
Midway between the dates of the solstices occur the?
Equinox
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.
What and when are the solstices?
The solstices are the longest and shortest days of the year; there are always two every year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice (longest day) is usually June 20 or 21 and the winter solstice (shortest day) is usually December 20 or 21. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice (longest day) is usually December 20 or 21 and the winter solstice (shortest day) is usually June 20 or 21.
What are the dates for each solstice?
The solstices are generally on June 21 and December 21 each year, but these dates can vary a day either way depending on the cycle of leap years. You can see the precise time of the solstices and equinoxes each year on the U.S. Naval Observatory's web page "Earth's Seasons", at the link below.
Are there different end dates for spring depending on the year?
Yes, the date of each of the equinoxes and each of the solstices varies from year to year due to the differences between a calendar year (365 or 366 days) and an average actual year (about 365.24219878 days). The dates of the solstices and equinoxes also vary depending on where you are on earth, since there are always at least two days in progress on earth at any given time.
How many hours are there during solstices?
There are 24 hours during solstices, just like every other day of the year.
What are solstices and?
The're the longest and shortest days of the year!
What courses the seasons on earth?
the revolution of earth and the solstices that occur every once a...... don't know!!
How many solstices are there in a year?
two i belive. look it up
How many solstices are in a year?
two i belive. look it up
