Winter solstice 2020: Sunday

is Australia's shortest day of year

Australian star-gazers will help shine a light on the issue of light pollution by observing the sky during the winter solstice today.

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.

From now the days will gradually start getting longer.

https://7news.com.au/technology/space/winter-solstice-2020-sunday-is-australias-shortest-day-of-year–c-1114179