And it's all thanks to a strange astronomical quirk.The solstice is on Saturday, June 22 and sunrise will be at 7am in Sydney.But by June 30, the sunrise will have slipped to 7.01am in Sydney.It will take until about July 10 for sunrise to get noticeably earlier - 6.59am in Sydney.Even astronomers find it confusing and tricky to explain. Known as Winter Solstice, the phenomenon occurs each year when the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. So every day, the Earth has to turn a little bit further to bring the sun back to the same spot. It is tilted, thanks to a massive collision with a Mars-sized chunk of rock early in our planet's life. It's the day when we see the sun for the shortest time and for every day that follows we get a few ... slipped to 7.01am in Sydney. Why? Sunday is the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year, with the sun rising about 7am and setting around 5pm across the east of the country. Ben Domensino,
That gives us our winter season.The solstice means the Earth's orbit has reached the place where the southern axis is as far away from the sun as possible. So we have to wait a couple more minutes for it to appear over the horizon," says Professor Duffy.Sunrise will only start to get significantly earlier around July 3, when the growing effect of the Earth's changing tilt cancels out the solar-day phenomenon.Luckily, because the phenomenon pushes both sunrise and sunset back equally, we still get longer days post-solstice. "So from our point of view, the sun is a little lower under the horizon at the same time of morning each day. The Earth orbits around the sun. During Solstices the tilt of the axis of the Earth (with respect to the Sun) is the maximum at 23° 26'. Australian star-gazers will help shine a light on the issue of light pollution by observing the sky during the winter solstice today. That gives us our seasons. From Friday, days will gradually increase in length across Australia until the south pole reaches it furthest tilt towards the sun. But by June 30, the sunrise will have slipped to 7.01am in Sydney. It's the day when we see the sun for the shortest time and for every day that follows we get a few more seconds of daylight. And it's all thanks to a strange astronomical quirk. It also rotates on its axis, which gives us day and night. Get ready to welcome the shortest day of winter, New Zealand. Even in Sydney and Melbourne, you can still see some of the brightest stars in the night sky,” she said.Organisers says the winter solstice event will also be an attempt to break the world record for ‘Most users to take an online environmental sustainability lesson in 24 hours’ on the night.The Anzac Bridge is seen while two seagulls perch on a rail at the Fish Markets in Sydney during the winter solstice in Sydney, 2019.A woman holds an umbrella as she stands in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the winter solstice in 2019.How Aussies can watch the rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipseStudy calculates there could be 36 intelligent civilisations in our galaxyScientists believe there are at least 36 communicating intelligent civilisations in the Milky Way. That gives us our seasons. So we have to wait a couple more minutes for it to appear over the horizon," says Professor Duffy. This 21 June is going to be the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere of the earth. To explain what's going on, you're going to need a swivel chair. "Even though the days are getting longer, you have a later sunrise. June 2020 seems to have a long list of events and festivals. June Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 7:43 am in Sydney. The solstice is on Saturday, June 22 and sunrise will be at 7am in Sydney. There's good news for those feeling depressed by our dark and at times bitter winter: it's the solstice on Saturday.It's the day when we see the sun for the shortest time and for every day that follows we get a few more seconds of daylight.We have braved the worst of winter, and the sun is going to start peeping above the horizon earlier and earlier each day, and setting later and later.Well, not quite. That should mean post-solstice the sun rises earlier and sets later in our sky, right? It will take until about July 10 for sunrise to get noticeably earlier - 6.59am in Sydney. This collision left us tilted by about 23.5 degrees, like a woozy boxer after getting slugged in the face.