During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the earth is tilted by its axis so the Northern Hemisphere is away from the sun and the Southern Hemisphere is closer to the sun.
During winter in the Southern Hemisphere, the earth axis is tilted the other way, so that the Northern Hemisphere is closer to the sun and the Southern Hemisphere is farther away.
Winter. The shortest day is the 21st of December.
The Winter Solstice is actually the shortest day of the year.
Because it is the shortest day of the year.
The shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere is the day on which the winter solstice falls. This is the time when we pass from fall to winter. The shortest day of winter, and also the shortest day in the entire year, is the Winter Solstice, which takes place on December 22, 2011. (Note: this is associated with the Northern Hemisphere only.)
Winter Solstice.
No, the shortest.
the winter soltice
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.
The month with the shortest days is December in the Northern Hemisphere, as it marks the beginning of winter and has the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, June has the shortest days for the same reason.
the Winter Solstice on December 21.
the Winter Solstice on December 21.
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.