<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australia is about to be plunged into the darkest week of the year, thanks to the winter solstice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The southern hemisphere's winter solstice will occur this coming Saturday on June 21, and it will be the shortest day and longest night of the year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The times for sunrise and sunset on each of the major capitals is below:</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/aeiou-autism-early-intervention-foundation-families-in-limbo-after-centre-closes-doors-queensland-news/333be93f-2dde-4484-8fd6-80a33b661d69" target="_blank"><strong><span>Families in limbo as early learning centres for kids with autism close doors</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><span>Sydney:</span></strong><span> 7am sunrise and 4.54pm sunset</span></li><li><strong><span>Melbourne:</span></strong><span> 7.35am sunrise and 5.08pm sunset</span></li><li><strong><span>Brisbane:</span></strong><span> 6.37am sunrise and 5.02pm sunset</span></li><li><strong><span>Adelaide:</span></strong><span> 6.53am sunrise and 4.42pm sunset</span></li><li><strong><span>Hobart:</span></strong><span> 7.42am sunrise and 4.43pm sunset</span></li><li><strong><span>Canberra:</span></strong><span> 7.42am sunrise and 4.58pm sunset</span></li><li><strong><span>Darwin:</span></strong><span> 3.36am sunrise and 6pm sunset</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hobart will have the shortest day out of every state and territory, while Darwin will have the longest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-charged-after-allegedly-faking-cancer-to-scam-family-out-of-1-million/d576536d-d1d6-45cb-904b-f16d00646660" target="_blank"><strong><span>Man charged after allegedly faking cancer to scam family out of $1 million</span></strong></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/winter-solstice-australia-approaches-darkest-week-of-the-year/08da944d-53bb-4430-82d3-0a1f3cc99a24" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The three days before and after the solstice will contribute to the seven-day period with the least amount of daylight all year, according to Weatherzone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The week will last from June 18 to June 21.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Each hemisphere has a winter solstice, spaced six months apart.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The winter solstice marks the date on which Earth's northern or southern hemisphere reaches its furthest tilt away from the sun," Weatherzone said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>You can tell when the southern hemisphere has reached its winter solstice because the sun appears to be at the lowest point in the sky when viewed from Earth's equator.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Weatherzone says days would begin to get longer and nights would start getting shorter in the six months following the solstice.</span></div></div>