In the Northern Hemisphere it's December 21 or 22 (depending on the Leap Year cycle), in the Southern Hemisphere it's June 21 or 22.
The shortest day of the year occurs during the winter solstice, around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere and June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere. This day has the fewest hours of daylight and the longest night of the year.
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 shortest day of the year in North America is usually around December 21st and is approximately 9 hours long.
The shortest day is also known as the Winter Solstice.Depending on the shift of the calendar, the winter solstice usually occurs on 21st or 22nd December in the Northern Hemisphere, or the 20th or 21st June in the Southern Hemisphere.
February is the shortest month out of 12 months.
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The shortest day in Adelaide, as everywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere, is around June 22, depending on the year.
No, it's not.The day with the shortest time from sunup to sundown is the Winter Solstice, which in the Northern Hemisphere usually falls within a day of December 21. In the Southern Hemisphere, this same date will be the longest 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.
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.
Because it is the shortest day of the year.
In the northern hemisphere the shortest day would be the 21st of December.
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.
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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The shortest day of the year occurs around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere and around June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere. This day is known as the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.