<P> The winter solstice ( or hibernal solstice ) , also known as midwinter , is an astronomical phenomenon marking the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year . In the Northern Hemisphere this is the December solstice and in the Southern Hemisphere this is the June solstice . </P>
<P> The winter solstice ( or hibernal solstice ) , also known as midwinter , is an astronomical phenomenon marking the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year . In the Northern Hemisphere this is the December solstice and in the Southern Hemisphere this is the June solstice . </P>
which is the shortest day in the southern hemisphere
which is the shortest day in the southern hemisphere
winter solstice
winter solstice