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The official start of astronomical winter -- the winter solstice -- occurred at 5:44am this morning. The winter solstice is…
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The official start of astronomical winter, the winter solstice, occurred at 11:28 a.m. Eastern Time this morning, marking…
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Watch the amount of sunlight reaching the North Pole increase with the coming summer solstice.
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The 2018 summer solstice occurred at 6:07 a.m. Eastern Time on June 21, marking the longest day of the year and the first…
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The winter solstice, the official start of astronomical winter, arrives at 5:23 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21. At this…
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NOAA’s newest satellite, GOES-19, provided a beautiful view of Earth during the winter solstice.
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GOES East and West satellites simultaneously saw the slanted shadows separating day and night on Earth minutes after the…
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The 2023 summer solstice occurred on Wednesday, June 21 at 10:57 a.m. Eastern Time, marking the longest day and shortest…
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The winter solstice took place at 5:02 a.m. EST today, and will be closely followed by the Great Conjunction, the closest…
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June 21 marked the official start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Here you can find satellite imagery showing the change of seasons due to the Earth's tilt.
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In 2019, the official start of fall—the Autumnal Equinox—was Monday, Sept. 23 at 3:50 a.m. EDT.
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NOAA satellites watched spring arrive in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20, 2025.
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Spring has officially sprung here in the Northern Hemisphere—while in the Southern Hemisphere, autumn has begun!
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