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Winter Solstice What is the Winter Solstice: Image Credits: brittanica.com Winter Solstice is an astronomical phenomenon that marks the beginning of winter. On that day, one of the hemispheres (northern or southern) receives the sun's rays obliquely (inclined). This causes that hemisphere to receive less sunlight and therefore less heat. In the Southern Hemisphere, where Brazil is located, the winter solstice always occurs on the 20th or 21st of June. In the Northern Hemisphere, where the United States and Europe are, the winter solstice occurs between December 20 and 21. Hemispheres are the two halves of the globe, which is divided in half by the equator. Image Credits: wikipedia.com Winter Solstice The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and, consequently, the longest night in terms of solar illumination. While the winter solstice occurs in one hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs in the other, the moment of maximum incidence of solar radiation. Thus, when it is winter