En invierno EFE:Ismael Herrero

Madrid / Winter, which opens in Spain today, Monday at 11:02 am peninsular time, will last 88 days and 23 hours, and will last until March 20 with the arrival of spring in 2021; This winter will be dominated by the brightness of the planets Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn, throughout the season.

Throughout the season, the shortest of the year, no eclipse will occur and the first full moon of winter will arrive on December 30, according to calculations provided by the National Geographic Institute (IGN), which indicate that the following will take place on January 28 and February 27, 2021.

During the winter, the sky at dusk will be dominated by Mars, which will be accompanied by Jupiter and Saturn until mid-January and Mercury throughout January; at dawn Venus will be visible until the middle of February, in which Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn will appear.

Today, December 21, is the shortest day of the year and in Madrid, for example, the duration will be 9 hours and 17 minutes, compared to 15 hours and 3 minutes on the longest day of the year, last June 21.

The six-hour difference between the shortest and the longest day depends on the latitude of the place, zero at the equator and extreme (24 hours) between the polar circles and the poles; In Antarctica, around December 21, the phenomenon of the “Midnight Sun” occurs, in which the star is visible all day. (December 21, 2020, EFE / PracticaEspañol)

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