Philippines Longest Night or Winter Solstice on December 21, 2013

Breaking News - Philippines will experience the longest night this year December 21, 2013 says PAG-ASA. The Winter solstice or longest night will lasts upto 12 hours and 44 minutes. Darkness will begin 5:32 pm until 6:16 am the following day.

The winter solstice marks the time when the sun lies at its farthest point south of the equator, PAGASA said.
Jose Mendoza, chief of PAGASA’s astronomical publication unit, said Filipinos could expect colder and longer nights after the winter solstice.

Mendoza said the cold season is expected to last until February.

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