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Where did the winter solstice start?

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.


How does the winter solstice affect the seasons?

The winter solstice doesn't affect the seasons. The Earth is tilted, and as it travels around the sun, different parts of it get more or less tilted towards us, which causes the seasons. A solstice is just a point that is reached twice a year, where the Earth's tilt to and from the sun is at its maximum, usually on the 21st of June and the 21st of December. When it is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, it is the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere and it is the same the other way around. A winter solstice marks the point for that hemisphere when it is at its maximum tilt away from the sun and when the days stop getting shorter and start to get longer. It will still be winter there for a bit longer, but spring will soon follow.


What is the winter solstice and how does it affect earth's temperature in the northern hemisphere?

It is when the day is the shortest in the year. It really shouldn't affect temperature(except it might be cold be cause it is winter!)


The two types of solstice you have?

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How many solstices happen in one year?

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What is the time of year when the sun is the northern most point on the ecliptic?

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What is another name for the Summer Solstice?

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