The day that has the shortest hours of daylight is known as the winter solstice. In 2013, the day that will have the shortest hours will be on Saturday, December 21, 2013.
December has the shortest days in the Northern Hemisphere due to the winter solstice, which occurs around December 21st. This is the day with the fewest hours of daylight in the year.
The longest period of daylight happens at the summer solstice. The shortest day occurs at the winter solstice.
The winter solstice has the fewest daylight hours in the northern hemisphere. It is the shortest day of the year, occurring around December 21st, when the North Pole is tilted furthest away from the sun.
The shortest day of the year for the Southern Hemisphere is typically around June 21st. This day is known as the winter solstice, when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky and daylight hours are at their shortest.
The shortest day of the year is December 20 or 21 (it varies because of leap years) for any point in the northern hemisphere. This is called the "winter solstice". In the southern hemisphere, the shortest day of the year is June 20 or 21.
December 21
It depends on your latitude.
That depends on where you were. In 2011 it was the day with least amount of daylight hours in the northern hemisphere and the day with the most amount of daylight hours in the southern hemisphere.
The Winter Solstice, which can be on the 21st of December or on the 22nd of December, is the day on which there is the least daylight hours, often called the shortest day. On the last Sunday in March, Daylight Savings Time begins in Spain. The clocks go forward by one hour. That means that there are only 23 hours in that day, so that can also be said to be the shortest day.
It depends on where you live on the Earth. North of the equator the shortest day is on the Winter Solstice, about December 21st. In the Southern hemisphere the shortest day is on the Summer Solstice about the 21st of June.
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.
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Alaska has the longest day of the year with almost 24 hours of daylight during the summer solstice. Hawaii has the shortest day of the year with around 10 hours of daylight during the winter solstice.
The daylight hours are shortest during the winter solstice, which usually occurs around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere and June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere. At this time, the sun is at its lowest point in the sky, resulting in the shortest duration of daylight.
December has the shortest days in the Northern Hemisphere due to the winter solstice, which occurs around December 21st. This is the day with the fewest hours of daylight in the year.
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 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.