The winter solstice This Tuesday, June 21, not only kicks off the coldest season in Peru and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere, but it also causes the shortest day and The longest night in 2022 In this part of the planet.
The solstice is the time of the year when one of the hemispheres points directly to the sun. In June, this happens in the Northern Hemisphere, where the star makes its longest path across the sky and causes The longest day of the year. The opposite happens in the south.
When does the longest night of 2022 in Peru begin and end?
According to the specialized portal time and dateOn June 21, the sun will be above the horizon for only 11 hours and 25 minutes in the territory of Peru.
The star will be set at 5:52 PM and night will come around 6:15 PM and complete darkness will last until 6:04 AM on Wednesday, June 22, when dawn begins. Finally, the sun will rise again only at 6:27 AM
The phenomenon of the longest night is most pronounced in southern latitudes, such as southern Chile, southern Argentina or New Zealand, where there is up to 15 hours of complete darkness.
Meanwhile, Antarctica is already in perpetual night, which will last until the beginning of September.
Why do coups happen?
Earth’s rotation axis is tilted 23.5 degrees. Therefore, the two hemispheres (divided by the equator) receive different amounts of light as we orbit the Sun. This is what causes the seasons: when it is summer in one hemisphere, it is winter in the other; If in one it is spring, in the other it is autumn.
As reported, solstices mark the beginning of summer and winter. And between these periods occurs equinoxeswhich is characterized by the fact that the sun’s rays are directed equally to both hemispheres and establishes the onset of spring and autumn.
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