Depends how tall you are. What latitude you are at. The time of year.
At mid-day or when the sun is as close to overhead of you as possible. At this time, your shadow will be directly below you and not long, as it is at sunrise or sunset. If you want which day in a year the Shadow likely to be smallest than it is June 22
No. Because of the angle of the sun, your shadow will be longest at when the sun is rising or setting. It is shortest at noon, when your shadow is directly under you.
Apparent solar time
Somewhere in the northern hemisphere...
In the UK, the shadow is likely to fall (point) towards West-north-west.
at noon the shadow is point sized {smaller} and in morning and evening the shadow is the longest.
Noon (standard time).
The shortest shadow occurs at noon.
local noon (not noon according to the clock)
At noon (12:00PM) because that is the time when the sun is on its highest point in the sky.
There will be no shadow because the sun will be directly over your head on the equator at 12 noon.
At mid-day or when the sun is as close to overhead of you as possible. At this time, your shadow will be directly below you and not long, as it is at sunrise or sunset. If you want which day in a year the Shadow likely to be smallest than it is June 22
In the northern hemisphere, the sun is generally in the southern half of the sky. Then, at noon, a shadow cast by anything in New York will point approximately North.
The shortest shadow is at noon because the sun is directly above you
Noon, because the sun is directly overhead.
The length of the shadow will be longest at sunrise and sunset, and shortest at noon when the sun is at its highest point in the sky. This is because the angle of the sun's rays hitting the object casting the shadow is more oblique at sunrise and sunset, creating a longer shadow.
noon