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Winter Solstice observed in the Southern Hemisphere

cultureJun 20, 202630368

The June solstice fell on June 21, marking the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere as Earth’s south pole reached its maximum tilt away from the Sun. Australian locations recorded their shortest daylight of the year, with Hobart seeing about 9 hours 1 minute and other regions around 9 hours 42 minutes. Meteorologists say the solstice delivers the shortest day but not necessarily the coldest mornings or the latest sunrise because seasonal lag shifts temperature and sunrise timing. Daylight will now lengthen across southern latitudes, so mornings will gradually get brighter over the coming weeks.

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