The Philippines will experience the longest night and the shortest day tomorrow, December 21, due to the winter solstice, PAGASA said.
The sun is expected to set in the Manila Bay at 5:32pm and rise again the next day at 6:17am, PAGASA Astronomical Observatory Chief Mario Raymundo said.
The estimated night time will last for 12 hours and 45 minutes.
Winter solstice is the time of the year when the northern hemisphere gets the least exposure from the sun. Hence, the extended night time.
The opposite happens in the southern hemisphere where the summer solstice is experienced – the longest day time of the year. — TJD, GMA News
Source:http://ph.news.yahoo.com/
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