Winter solstice
The winter solstice in 1987 occurred on December 22. This date marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, when the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky at noon. The solstice typically falls between December 20 and December 23 each year.
Days get `longer` between June 21st and December 21st for the southern Hemisphere, while they get shorter for those in the northern hemisphere. Between December 21st and June 21st, the days get longer for those in the northern hemisphere and shorter for those in the southern hemisphere.
It occurs in March, currently on March 20 each year. (the same date is the "vernal equinox" in the Northern Hemisphere)
The beginning of winter for the Southern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice, which typically occurs around June 21st each year. On this date, the South Pole is tilted furthest away from the sun, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year for that hemisphere.
This all depends on where you live. In the Northern Hemisphere: Spring: March 21st thru June 21st Summer: June 21st thru September 21st Fall: September 21st thru December 21st Winter: December 21st thru March 21st In the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.
The sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn around December 21st each year, marking the December solstice. This is when the Southern Hemisphere experiences summer solstice and the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter solstice.
The winter solstice in 1987 occurred on December 22. This date marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, when the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky at noon. The solstice typically falls between December 20 and December 23 each year.
Days get `longer` between June 21st and December 21st for the southern Hemisphere, while they get shorter for those in the northern hemisphere. Between December 21st and June 21st, the days get longer for those in the northern hemisphere and shorter for those in the southern hemisphere.
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.
In terms of the amount of daylight, in the northern hemisphere it is June 21. It is December 21 in the southern hemisphere. There are other measurements of what the longest date is. When the clocks go back, you have one hour extra in the day, so that day is 25 hours long. Not all countries do put their clocks forward and back, and of those that do, some do it on different days of the year than others and each year the date it happens changes. So for those reasons there is no defined date for the 25 hour day in a year.
The farthest south that the vertical rays of the sun reach south of the equator occurs around December 21st each year, which is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. This marks the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
Christmas day, December 25th in Australia is at the start of their summer season. The Summer season in the southern hemisphere begins on December 21st or 22nd each year. This of course is the exact opposite of the northern hemisphere, where the Winter season begins on December 21st or 22nd each year.
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.
Each Friday has a different date. Next Friday will be December 3rd 2010.
Yes. Summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere on December 21: Antarctica is in the Southern Hemisphere.
Winter officially starts on the winter solstice, which occurs around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. This is when the North Pole is tilted farthest away from the sun, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year.
Hemisphere mean half of the celestial sphere or terrestrial globe. The earth is divided into four hemispheres: Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.