They differ from the earths axis in relationship to its position during its one year revolution.
cold for short days and longer nights
Mercury. (It is NOT Venus).
Summer solstice the days in the northern hemisphere are longest and the nights are shortest. But in the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere the days are shortest and the nights are longest.
Summer solstice the days in the northern hemisphere are longest and the nights are shortest. But in the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere the days are shortest and the nights are longest.
Basically anywhere away from the equator changes the ratio of day to night for each 24 hr period, and the Arctic and Antarctic circles at about 660 latitude are special cases. There, the sun does not set or rise for one or more days a year, the number of days at a time increasing as you get closer to the poles where the sun stays up for 6 months a year, and stays set for the other 6 months (approximately). Hence, the phrase "land of the midnight sun".
Near the polar regions.
Days and nights occur because of the diurnal rotation of the earth. The sun stays still, and the earth spins once a day, so for 12 hours half the earth is in sunlight.
Everybody knows that... 40 days and 40 nights!
The anagram is the plural noun "solstices" (calendar days with longest days or nights, which can mark the beginning of summer or winter).
According to the Bible, Moses fasted for 40 days and 40 nights on two occasions while he was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
Winter solstice is the longest night, summer solstice is the longest day. Opposite is equinox when night and day are exactly the same length.
Is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstic