In the northern hemisphere the shortest day of any year in the UK it is the 21st December, and in the USA it is 22nd December.
In the Southern Hemisphere it is between June 20 and June 21.
The Winter Solstice is on June 21 at 18:46 (6:46pm);
21 June 2009 is the shortest day.
All days are of equal length.
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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.
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.
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.
Winter. The shortest day is the 21st of December.
20th June is the shortest day and longest night and it falls on a Sunday, so have a sleep in!
Assuming you're referencing daylight; The shortest day of the year is the Winter Solstice, which for 2010 is on December 21st.
The first day of Winter, December 21, 2010.
Dec 21st or 22nd
December 21st is the Winter solstice or shortest day
The winter solstice is today! (Monday, December 20. 2010) It is the shortest day of the year!
Brumal is the name of the shortest day of the year
December 21, 2010
The longest period of daylight happens at the summer solstice. The shortest day occurs at the winter solstice.
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.
The longest period of daylight happens at the summer solstice. The shortest day occurs at the winter solstice.
Because it is the shortest day of the year.