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In the northern hemisphere (where Alamogordo, New Mexico is situated) the day with the longest period of daylight in a 24-hour period is the Summer Solstice. This usually occurs on June 21st and it is also the first day of summer.
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When is the longest day of the year of 2011?
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.
Can the same day be both the longest and 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.
What is the longest day of the year in Georgia?
Thanksgiving Day
What is the longest day of the year and when does it occur?
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.
What events is the longest day of the year?
sumer solstic
When is the longest day of the year of 2011?
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.
Is the summer solstice the longest or shortest day of the year?
the longest
Can the same day be both the longest and 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.
What is the longest day of the year in Georgia?
Thanksgiving Day
Why is the winter solstice not the longest day of the year?
Because it is the shortest day of the year.
Do the longest and shortest days of the year happen on the same two days all over the earth?
Yes, but the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere is also the longest in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa.
Why is the longest day of the year not on the summer solstice?
Because you're living on Bizarro World? On Earth, the summer solstice is the longest day of the year.
Which months of the year has the longest day?
June
Is The winter solstice have the longest day of the year?
no.
When does the longest day happen?
The longest day of the year, also known as the summer solstice, occurs around June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. It is when the North Pole is tilted closest to the sun, resulting in the longest period of daylight for that hemisphere.
What is the longest day of the year and when does it occur?
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.
What is the sumer solstice?
it is the longest day of the year. and the first day of summer!
