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They are too extremes, either the longest or shortest days. They are both turning points as the length of a day starts to change in the opposite manner, either lengthening or shortening after that point. Which solstice they are, is a matter of geography, in that a winter solstice in the northern hemisphere is a summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. So we have two solstices each year; what you call them depends on where you live.
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Who experiences the summer solstice the same day you experiences the winter solstice?
That depends on whether you are in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. If you are in the Northern, then your winter solstice is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. If you are in the Southern, then your winter solstice is the summer solstice for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is another name for the Summer Solstice?
Another name for the Summer Solstice is Midsummer.
What is a sentence with solstice?
a soltice is a day where the day is either the shortest or longest in the year, there are two soltices, the summer solstice (june 21st) the longest day of the year and the winter solstice (december 21st) the shortest day of the year
When the Northern Hemisphere is having its Summer Solstice the Southern Hemisphere is having its?
Winter Solstice.
Why is winter solstice not the coldest time of year?
Earth is getting colder at that time. It does not immediately start getting warmer once the winter solstice is passed. It can be up to a month later, before it begins, so the month after a winter solstice is cold. For the summer, it is the same, in that the Earth keeps getting warmer for a time after the summer solstice, so the warmest temperatures are after the summer solstice, before the cooling process starts.
What is the distance from the summer solstice to the winter solstice?
it is the same from winter solistice to summer solistice
Who experiences the summer solstice the same day you experiences the winter solstice?
That depends on whether you are in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. If you are in the Northern, then your winter solstice is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. If you are in the Southern, then your winter solstice is the summer solstice for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere.
What are the dates for the summer solstice and the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere?
June 21 or 22 for the summer solstice and December 21 or 22 for the winter solstice.
What occurs midway between the date of the summer and winter solstice?
equinoxes
The two types of solstice you have?
summer solstice and winter solstice
What are the differences between a winter and summer solstice?
For the northern hemisphere: During the summer solstice, the Sun is as far north as she can get. During the winter solstice, the Sun is as far south as she can get. For the souther hemisphere it is the other way round.
Would a summer solstice enjoy a winter solstice?
no
What is another name for the Summer Solstice?
Another name for the Summer Solstice is Midsummer.
What is the difference between the winter and summer solstices.?
About six months. The winter solstice is lowest the sun gets above the horizon and the summer is the highest.
How many solstices happen in one year?
two The June solstice is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. The December solstice is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere.
What is called as 21 June and 22december?
Summer solstice and winter solstice.
How do the lengths of day contrast for the summer solstice and the winter solstice?
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.
