Today is the shortest day of the year for the Southern Hemisphere.
The shortest day is scheduled to occur at 10.34am today, when the sun’s position in the sky reaches its farthest point north of the Equator. It means today will have the least amount of daylight of any day for the year.
In Auckland, this equates to just nine hours, 37 minutes and 58 seconds, and in Invercargill, just eight hours, 35 minutes and 5 seconds worth of daylight.
Starting tomorrow, the days in the Southern Hemisphere will start to get longer and the moon larger, as the South Pole begins to tilt towards the sun.
However, temperatures around New Zealand are likely to be higher than usual.
During the Winter Solstice, there is no sunlight at all south of the Antarctic Circle – they have 24 hours of darkness. However, if you want to experience a day with no sunset will have to head to the Arctic Circle where the sun will remain overhead for a full 24 hours!
In the Northern Hemisphere today is extra special as it coincides with a full moon. This is the first time since 1948. This won’t happen again until 2062!
From Kiwi Kids News (Edited)
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