For the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs in June, while the winter solstice happens in December. The opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice takes place in December and the winter solstice in June.
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. After the winter solstice, each day will gain a little more daylight as the Northern Hemisphere begins to slowly wobble toward the sun once again.
According to global online clock Time and Date, December solstices can occur the 20th, 21st, 22nd or even the 23th of the month. The last Dec. 23 solstice occurred in 1903, and the next is expected in 2303.
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