Solstices

 

Perihelion                              January  05         03 00 (Earth nearest to Sun)                                                                      Equinox                         March  21             06 26 (Sun over Equator)                                                                            Solstice                                          June 22                00 26 (Sun over tropic of Cancer, also greatest Northern Declination)        Aphelion                                         July 04                  11 00 (Earth furthest from Sun)                                                                 Equinox                                            September  23       16 03 (Sun over Equator)                                                                             Solstice                                         December  22         12 22 (Sun over tropic of Capricorn, also greatest Southern Declination)        The times listed herein are in New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). Add 1 hour when New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) is in force.