It was 2 degrees again this morning in Melbourne.
The shortest day means winter has officially started.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/when-the-shortest-day-of-the-year...




The solstice is celebrated around the world with festivals and events, in the northern and southern hemisphere.

It marks the shortest day of the winter, or the day with the least amount of sunlight.

For Australia, the solstice is June 21.

Here is what it means.
What is the winter solstice?

The solstice is the time of year when the axis of the Earth reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun.



Here’s how much sunlight we’ll get on the solstice day:

Perth – 10 hours, 3 minutes and 22 seconds

Adelaide – 9 hours, 48 minutes and 18 seconds

Hobart – 9 hours and 50 seconds  ( Monk gets the shortest day)

Melbourne – 9 hours, 32 minutes and 27 seconds

Sydney – 9 hours, 53 minutes and 49 seconds

Brisbane – 10 hours, 24 minutes and 12 seconds

Darwin – 11 hours, 23 minutes and 31 seconds

Belgarion wrote on Jun 21^st, 2024 at 11:48am:


I already did. I got martyred married that day.

When this topic was mentioned on the radio yesterday, I immediately thought of this forum. Days are to get longer. But it was a very long summer we had.