How many hours of sunlight in the winter solstice?

Answer 1

The shortest day of the year should be the Winter Solstice. The seasonal significance of the Winter Solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days. The Winter Solstice is also the shortest day or lowest sun position for people in low latitudes located between the Tropic of Cancer (23°26'N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23°26'S).[1] Depending on the shift of the calendar, the winter solstice occurs some time between December 21 and December 22 each year in the Northern Hemisphere, and between June 20 and June 21 in the Southern Hemisphere

Answer 2

there are 8 hours of daylight in winter solstice.

That answer is (at best) totally misleading: It is true only at locations along one particular Latitude in the Northern Hemisphere (if you're using any standard definition of "daylight"). It is certainly not true for any latitudes further south (closer to the Equator and in the Southern Hemisphere). I believe it is well known that latitudes above the Arctic Circle have zero direct daylight for 6 months (3 months before & after the December Solstice). The opposite is true for places below the Antarctic Circle, which have six months of sunlight on the same dates on the calendar. For most of their winter nights, a large part of both polar regions aren't completely dark for 6 months: They both have extended twilights. Although the December Solstice marks the "Winter" Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, that is the same day as the "Summer" Solstice south of the Equator.

Answer 3

The days are of equal length. The length light or darkness changes due to our position in the orbit round the sun and the axial tilt of the earth. The duration of which is dependant on your latitude.

Answer 4

On the winter solstice, which occurs around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere, the amount of daylight is at its shortest. The number of daylight hours can vary depending on your location, but typically ranges from about 9 to 10 hours.

Answer 5

The Winter Solstice has 8 hours of daylight.

Answer 6

9.20 Hours of daylight in the shortest day of the year!

Answer 7

i believe it is 6, the shortest day of the year

6 hours of night in the summer in case that came up too

Answer 8

Beyond the Arctic and the Antarctic circles, there would be zero hours of direct daylight on their respective shortest days.

Answer 9

24