9 Hours 8 Minutes (Central US) The Winter Solstice which occurs on December 22, 2011 this year
The shortest day of the year is December 20 or 21 (it varies because of leap years) for any point in the northern hemisphere. This is called the "winter solstice". In the southern hemisphere, the shortest day of the year is June 20 or 21.
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.
December 21st or 22nd is the shortest day of the Northern Hemisphere--known as the Winter Solstice.
It's the winter solstice, meaning the sun's rays are pointing towards the southern hemisphere. In the south,this day is the longest day, and our longest day is their shortest day.
February is the shortest month of the year.
Brumal is the name of the shortest day of the year
Yes. Longest day of the year in one hemisphere, and shortest day of the year in the other hemisphere. So our summer solstice on June 21 is the longest day in Europe or America, but the shortest day for the Australians.
The shortest day in Adelaide tends to occur on 21 June each year. This is the winter solstice, and it is the shortest day throughout Australia.
An equinox is not the shortest day. It has the same amount of daylight and darkness. The solstices have the longest and shortest days. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in terms of the amount of daylight.
In the northern hemisphere the shortest day would be the 21st of December.
Because it is the shortest day of the year.
No. It has equal amounts of daylight and darkness. A winter solstice has the least amount of daylight and can be regarded as the shortest day of the year. If your clocks go forward once a year, then that particular day has 23 hours, so that could also be said to be the shortest day of the year.
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Assuming you're referencing daylight; The shortest day of the year is the Winter Solstice, which for 2010 is on December 21st.
The shortest day in Adelaide, as everywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere, is around June 22, depending on the year.
The shortest day of the year is December 20 or 21 (it varies because of leap years) for any point in the northern hemisphere. This is called the "winter solstice". In the southern hemisphere, the shortest day of the year is June 20 or 21.
Winter. The shortest day is the 21st of December.