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Today! HAPPY SOLSTICE everyone 🌞🥳 The Sun it’s located at it’s southernmost latitude for us in Earth. It will stand still for a couple of days, to start moving north.. the shortest days in the northern hemisphere and the longest for the south!! Enjoy! Explained with the app @ www.cosmic-watch.com | Cosmic Watch

WINTER SOLSTICE EXPLAINED In the Southern Hemisphere, the shortest day of the year is the winter solstice, when our region of the Earth is tilted away from the Sun. South of the Antarctic Circle at latitude 66°S, the icy continent slips into 24 hours of continuous darkness at least once a year. Watch the line in this satellite timelapse to match the seasons changing with the Earth spinning on its tilted axis. The winter solstice can occur between 21 and 23 June. This year, it happens at precisel