The Northern Hemisphere will experience its shortest day and longest night of the year on Tuesday, as the sun reaches its most southerly point in the sky
The winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of winter in that part of the world—and the year’s shortest day and longest night there. It coincides with the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, which marks the start of summer and the year’s longest day in that part of the world.
Solstices happen every June and December, though the exact dates vary by a day or two each year. The word solstice comes from the Latin words sol, meaning sun, and sistere, meaning to stop—which reflects our host star’s seemingly brief pause in the sky on the solstice before reversing direction.A time-lapse video shows the four seasons changing, as captured by a satellite in geosynchronous orbit around Earth.
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