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Ridgewood NJ, yesterday was the winter solstice also know as the shortest day of the year .
The winter solstice is an astronomical event that marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs when the axial tilt of the Earth is farthest away from the sun, resulting in the sun reaching its lowest point in the sky at noon. In the Southern Hemisphere, the winter solstice corresponds to the longest day and shortest night.
December Solstice in New York, New York, USA is on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 5:02 am EST
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Ridgewood NJ, Astronomically speaking, this week heralds the end of fall and the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere. Though meteorologists like to define the seasons differently—with winter beginning on December 1 each year—astronomers say that winter begins on the date of the solstice.
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December 21,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, Today December 21st is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. The Winter solstice (or hibernal solstice), also known as midwinter, is an astronomical phenomenon marking the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere this is the December solstice and in the Southern Hemisphere this is the June solstice.