Satellite image of Earth on winter solstice 2015. Happy winter, everyone! (Tuesday, December 22, 2015)
More on the winter solstice:
It was the first day of winter this day! The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, when the sun appears at its most southerly position, directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn. It marks the longest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. This means that from this day on, days would slowly begin to lengthen once again… by weathermanwill54