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Cannon Beach Oregon .. Monday 100pm 19Dec2011. Temp - 45. Sunrise 753a. Sunset 432p. Low tide, bright sun, billowy clouds - just my kind of day. Solstice is just 3 days away. Days will begin to get longer after that. The December solstice will occur at 5:30am Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on December 22, 2011. It is known as the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere due to the seasonal differences. The date varies from December 20 to December 23. The December solstice occurs when the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees. In other words, it is when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. The December solstice occurs annually on a day between December 20 and December 23. On this date, all places above a latitude of 66.5 degrees north are now in darkness, while locations below a latitude of 66.5 degrees south receive 24 hours of daylight. The sun is directly overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere during the December solstice. It also marks the longest day of the year in terms of daylight hours for those living south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Those living or travelling south from the Antarctic Circle towards the South Pole will see the midnight sun during this time of the year. On the contrary, for an observer in the northern hemisphere (that's us), the December solstice marks the day of the year with the least hours of daylight for those living north of the Tropic of Cancer. Those living or traveling north of the Arctic Circle towards the North Pole will not be able to see the sun during this time of the year. December 20 and December 23 solstices occur less frequently than December 21 or December 22 solstices. The last December 23 solstice occurred in 1903 and will not occur again until the year 2303. A December 20 solstice has occurred very rarely, with the next one occurring in the year 2080. For today's surf shot go to the
SurfCam page. There, you will also find today's photo and surf report from Mark Mekenes of
Cannon Beach Surf. .. George
