The summer solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere when the sun is at the most acute angle above the horizon. It usually occurs on or about June 21.
winter
The winter solstice - around December 21 - the days then begin to get longer or "draw out" until The summer Solstice in June - for the Northern hemisphere - opposite in the Southern hemisphere
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The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is during summer solstice. Th longest day in the year for the southern hemisphere is during winter solstice.
The solstices occur at the same time around the world, but what one hemisphere calls the summer solstice the other hemisphere calls the winter solstice, and vice versa, since the seasons are always opposite across the equator.
In the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice will usually happen between June 20 and June 22. For the Southern Hemisphere it will occur between December 20 and December 23.
The solstices occur when the Sun reaches its maximum angular distance above or below the sky's "celestial equator". At local noon, at the solstice, the Sun is at its highest in the sky (summer solstice) or lowest (winter solstice) for the year. The solstices occur around the 21st of June and 21st of December. The summer solstice is in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern hemisphere. At the summer solstice, the Sun is overhead at local noon on the tropic of Cancer (northern hemisphere) and the tropic of Capricorn (southern hemisphere).
It is the Winter Solstice
Assuming the observer is in the North, then the southern hemisphere would be tilted towards the sun during the Winter Solstice in December. However, for observers in the Southern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice would occur in June, and the northern hemisphere would be tilted towards the sun.
The summer solstice occurs around December 21st, while the winter solstice occurs around June 21st in the southern hemisphere. The vernal equinox occurs around September 22nd, and the autumnal equinox occurs around March 20th in the southern hemisphere.
In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs once each year in the month of June. The winter solstice occurs once a year in December. In the southern hemisphere, it is the opposite with the summer solstice occurring in December and the winter solstice occurring in June.
The longest day on earth is called the summer solstice. It occurs around June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere and around December 21st in the Southern Hemisphere. On this day, the North Pole is tilted closest to the sun, resulting in the longest period of daylight of the year.
The December Solstice occurs in December. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest day and shortest night in the Southern Hemisphere. The Equinox occurs around March and September when day and night are of equal length.
December 22, 2012 is when it is this year
No, not necessarily. It is the longest day and it is when the solar declination is greatest, however that does not necessarily make it the hottest day. The hottest time of year is typically a month or two after the solstice after the land, and especially water, has heated enough to heat the air above it the most.
The time between sunrise and sunset is a little longer each day from the December solstice to the June solstice in the northern hemisphere and from the June solstice to the December solstice in the southern hemisphere.
The solstices are points on the 'map' of the stars, representing the sun's apparent farthest north and farthest south excursions in the course of a year. The observer's location on Earth has no effect on when the sun reaches those points. One is on or about June 21, the other is on or about December 21. The June solstice marks the beginning of astronomical Summer in the northern hemisphere, and Winter in the southern one. The December solstice marks the beginning of astronomical Summer in the southern hemisphere, and Winter in the northern one.