Winter Solstice & Summer Solstice – December 21
December 24 , 2018
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- The days of the year with the most and fewest daylight hours are called the solstices.
- Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year was observed in the Northern hemisphere.
- Whereas Summer Solstice, the Longest Day of the year was observed in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The roles are reversed on June 21st when the Northern Hemisphere observes Summer Solstice and Southern Hemisphere observes winter solstice.
- They are caused due to the tilt of the Earth and its elliptical path around the sun.
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