13K views · 559 reactions | Winter solstice Aztec celebration Pomona CA | Aztec Nation | Facebook

1K views · 40 reactions | Today is the Summer Solstice, aka the longest day of the year, marking the beginning of our astronomical summer. Solstices occur twice every year. During each one, the Earth's axis is tilted most closely toward the sun. The hemisphere tilted most toward our home star sees its longest day, the arrival of the first day of summer. | National Geographic UK | Facebook

Today marks the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. How many hours of daylight you'll see today, depends on how far north or south you are. Hobart, for example, will only get about 9 hours of daylight, while Darwin will see about 11.5 hours. Since the March equinox, the tilt of Earth's axis has been angling the southern hemisphere further away from the Sun. During the winter solstice the Sun sits as far north as it ever gets, directly over the Tropic of Cancer. The good news is that

162K views · 435 reactions | Tired of all these dark winter mornings? Well here's some good news... summer is officially on the way! #WinterSolstice | BBC Two | Facebook