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December 21, 2008.
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The shortest day of the year in 2008 was December 21st, which is also known as the winter solstice. This is the day when the Northern Hemisphere has the least amount of daylight hours.
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In the Northern Hemisphere shortest day of the year 2008?
December 21st, the winter solstice
When was or will be the shortest day of the year for 2007-2008?
Shortest day, December 21 st. This only applies in the northern hemisphere. The answer will vary by six months in the southern hemisphere!
Longest and shortest day in the year 2008 for London?
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.
What is the shortest day in 2008 for Australia?
20th June 2008
Short day of the year?
Brumal is the name of the shortest day of the year
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 shortest day in Adelaide?
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.
Why is the winter solstice not the longest day of the year?
Because it is the shortest day of the year.
Which is the shortest day in a year?
In the northern hemisphere the shortest day would be the 21st of December.
Is the autumnal equinox the longest day?
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.
Is the equinox 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.
What is the longest and shortest day in 2008 45k?
The longest period of daylight happens at the summer solstice. The shortest day occurs at the winter solstice.
