Those living in the northern hemisphere can celebrate the longest day of the year on the summer solstice, around June 21.
The summer solstice, which is generally June 21. This can be a day earlier or later, depending on the cycle of leap years.
The Summer Solstice is the longest day in the Northern hemisphere. It occurs (with some minor variation) around the 21st of June
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On the 21st of December is the winter solstice or shortest day of the year if you live in the northern hemisphere but if you live in the southern hemisphere it is the longest day of the year. on the 21st of June it is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere but in the southern hemisphere it is the shortest day of the year and also the summer solstice.
The longest day in any year is the summer solstice. In 2011, this will occur on June 21 in the Northern hemisphere and December 22 in the Southern hemisphere.
The first day of summer is the longest day in the northern hemisphere. The first day of winter is the shortest.
The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is during summer solstice. Th longest day in the year for the southern hemisphere is during winter solstice.
In the northern hemisphere it is the winter solstice. In winter we are tilted away from the sun. Today we are the "farthest" away from the sun and the most "tilted" It's only the shortest day of the year for the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, it is the longest day of the year. This is because the plane containing the equator does not cut the sun perfectly in half. What I mean by that is that the earth is tilted. Today, the earth is at such a position with the sun that the southern hemisphere is in front of the northern hemisphere for receiving sunlight. Because the earth rotates every day, the northern hemisphere will briefly be in front of the southern hemisphere (day), but for most of the day-the longest percentage of the day all year-the southern hemisphere will be in front(night).
Yes and no, in the Northern Hemisphere June 21st is the longest day of the year but June 21st is also the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere, it is the longest day of the year in terms of the amount of daylight hours because the northern hemisphere is tilted to its maximum towards the sun. For simplicity we usually refer to the 21st of June as being the longest day, but sometimes it can actually be on the 20th of June or on the 22nd of June. For simplicity: For the northern hemisphere = Yes For the southern hemisphere = No
summer solstice
It was a Friday. In the northern hemisphere it was the shortest day and in the southern hemisphere it was the longest day.
its longest they are proportionally inverted
On the 21st of December is the winter solstice or shortest day of the year if you live in the northern hemisphere but if you live in the southern hemisphere it is the longest day of the year. on the 21st of June it is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere but in the southern hemisphere it is the shortest day of the year and also the summer solstice.
It is the Winter Solstice or shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the Summer Solstice or longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere.
London, like the entire Northern Hemisphere, will have its shortest day of the year on December 21, 2009 (the Winter Solstice). The longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere is the Summer Solstice, June 21, 2009.
The longest day in any year is the summer solstice. In 2011, this will occur on June 21 in the Northern hemisphere and December 22 in the Southern hemisphere.
it is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere but its the shortest in the southern
It is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, when the northern hemisphere is tipped furthest from the sun, resulting in the shortest amount of daylight in the year in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, it would be the day with the longest amount of daylight.
It is the Summer solstce. In the northern hemisphere it is the longest day of the year. In the southern hemisphere it is the shortest.
The shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere is the same day the the northern hemisphere has it's longest day, the Summer Solstice. Which occurs on either June 21 or 22.