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

Today marks the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere. ☀️ Days will now get shorter until next year's winter solstice in June. Did you know the weather lags behind the sun? So today might have the most daylight hours, but the hottest time of the year for most of the country is usually late January or early February. 🌡️ Learn about solstices on our blog: https://ow.ly/hFJF50XMU13 | Bureau of Meteorology