The winter solstice is the day when the Sun reaches its furthest north position in the sky and starts moving back towards the south.<\/p>\n
This marks one of the main turning points in the year, with the others being the equinoxes and the summer solstice in December.<\/p>\n
This year winter solstice is on Tuesday, 21 June. After this date, the days will start becoming longer and the nights shorter.<\/p>\n
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