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Look north at 10.34am tomorrow — that
is when summer slowly heads back

Long nights and short days — it must be winter.

By TOM HUNT | 10:24AM - Monday, 20 June 2016

Sunset over the Kaipara Harbour north of Auckland, and all over New Zealand,
is at its earliest of the year. — Photograph: Peter Meecham/Fairfax NZ.

LOOK NORTH at 10.34am on Tuesday and in the distant horizon you will be able to glimpse summer returning.

That is the exact moment of winter solstice, when the sun will be at its northern-most point and as it starts ever-so-slowly heading back south.

Monday night through to Tuesday morning will be the year's longest night, with Tuesday being our shortest day, MetService meteorologist Claire Flynn said.

For Wellington, that meant the sun would set at 5.01pm on Monday night, then not rise again for 14 hours and 44 minutes, at 7.45am on Tuesday.

For those further south, the shortest day would be shorter and the longest night longer, while those north of Wellington would have the reversed effect.

For Auckland, sunset is at 5.12pm on Monday and sunrise is at 7.34pm Tuesday. (A night lasting 14 hours and 22 minutes).

Christchurch's night goes from 5.01pm Monday to 8.02am Tuesday (15 hours and 1 minute).

Dunedin will have night from 5pm to 8.21am (15 hours and 21 minutes).

Invercargill's night will go from 5.06pm Monday to 8.31am Tuesday (15 hours and 25 minutes).

Despite being, by one measure at least, the mid-point of winter, the country was in for decidedly un-wintry weather on our shortest day.

The upper North Island would have some sun, as well as rain or drizzle, while the lower North Island would be mainly fine.

The South Island's West Coast would have rain or drizzle worsening in the evening while the eastern side of the island would be mostly fine.

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