... the Sun trails begin lower down and are short, corresponding to a time near the northern hemisphere's winter solstice date ... They grow longer and climb higher in the sky as the June 21st summer solstice approaches. ...
... directly at the midnight sun at its highest point in the sky just during the summer solstice of Earth's northern hemisphere ... words, the Sun will not set at Arctic Henge during the summer solstice in late June, and at its highest point in the sky it ...
... December's moon was special for another reason, as the full phase occurred on the day of the winter solstice and within hours of lunar perigee . ...
... Since the fifth century BC, Halloween has been celebrated as a cross-quarter day , a day halfway between an equinox (equal day / equal night) and a solstice (minimum day / maximum night in the northern hemisphere). ...
... The next opportunity to see these two planets dance such a pas de deux will be in the year 2020. Tomorrow's picture: Solstice Season . < | Archive | ...