This page provides date and local time for winter solstice in the year 2024 for johannesburg, gauteng, south africa. In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs in june and the winter solstice occurs in december.
Here in the southern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs each year between 21 and 23 june. The southern hemisphere’s winter solstice will occur in 10 days, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year in australia.
In The Southern Hemisphere, It’s The Opposite.
“the word ‘solstice’ means ‘sun still’,” says fred watson, astronomer at the australian astronomy observatory.
On The Date Of The Solstice, Daylight Is Longest And Nighttime Is Shortest In The Northern Hemisphere.
The southern hemisphere’s winter solstice will occur in 10 days, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year in australia.
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The Winter Solstice Occurs When Earth’s Tilt Away From The Sun Is At A Maximum And The Sun Is Directly Over The Tropic Of Capricorn, Which Is Located At 23.5° Latitude South.
The peak of the 2024 summer solstice will be at 1:50 p.m.
In The Northern Hemisphere, The Summer Solstice Occurs In June And The Winter Solstice Occurs In December.
Following the winter solstice, days start to become longer (and nights shorter) until the summer solstice (the longest day and shortest night of the year), which occurs between 21 and 23 december.
