Earth's Extreme Tilt Marks the Winter Solstice

Monday, December 21, 2015 - 14:01 in Astronomy & Space

Tonight the sun will be directly overhead at 23.5 degrees south latitude, and the Earth's axial tilt will be as far from the sun as possible.

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