In three hours, at 12:43Z, it will be the #Equinox; #Autumnal in the #NorthernHemisphere and #Vernal in the #SouthernHemisphere. It's marked by the #Sun being directly overhead at the #Equator at local #Noon, or somewhere in the eastern #AtlanticOcean this time, Here, there has been persistent heavy rain all morning and it presages the transformation to #Autumn.
The #DecemberSolstice occured almost exactly five hours ago at 03:28Z marking the start of #Winter in the ]
#NorthernHemisphere and #Summer in the #SouthernHemisphere. At that time, the #Sun would have been overhead at the #TropicIOfCapricorn somewhere in #WesternAustralia.
Today as in yesterday _ the Sun arose beset _ East to round in another day _ variously as the sun divides to our reappearing yesterdays....... Westbound on a starry night, beloved to the time in a loving environment!
#photo #myphoto #sunsets #southernhemisphere #sunset
Today, the #equinox will occur at about 21:24Z -- just over twelve and a half hours from writing this. It marks the moment when the #Sun is directly overhead at #Noon at the #equator. Given the time it will occur, the event will take place over the #PacificOcean, around 142.5°W. It marks the start of #Spring in the #NorthernHemisphere and #Autumn in the #SouthernHemisphere.
Today is the #December #Solstice, marking the start of #Winter in the #NorthernHemisphere and #Summer in the #SouthernHemisphere. It occurs when the #Sun is at its most southerly #zenith at midday. This year it is at about 21:48Z meaning that it will be somewhere precisely overhead in the southern #PacificOcean, but well to the east of the #InternationalDateLine. It also means that the Sun will set at its most southerly bearing of the year tonight giving you either the longest night (NH) or longest day (SH).
The #equinox will occur later today, in about four hours from now. It marks the beginning of #spring in the #NorthernHemisphere and #autumn in the #SouthernHemisphere. It is marked by the moment the #Sun is overhead on midday somewhere on the #Equator. Given its time this year, it'll be somewhere over the #IndianOcean (15:33Z).
I've never been to the #SouthernHemisphere at this time of year but I don't think I'd ever head this far down #South!