The southern hemisphere’s summer solstice will occur this weekend, marking the longest day and shortest night of the year in Australia.
The summer solstice occurs when either of Earth’s poles reach their greatest tilt towards the Sun, with the summer solstice occuring in late December and this year it falls on December 21.
The date of the summer solstice marks the longest day of the year based on the amount of time between sunrise and sunset, with a day length of approximately 14hrs and 25 min for NSW residents.
Following Saturday’s solstice, days will start to get shorter and nights will become longer across Australia, with this trend to continue for the following six months until the date of the winter solstice in late-June 2025.
