No, the longest day of the year is not on December 21st; it occurs around June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere, known as the summer solstice. On this day, the North Pole is tilted closest to the Sun, resulting in the most daylight hours. Conversely, December 21st marks the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
21st June is the longest day of the year and 22nd December is the shortest day of the year.
The December day with the longest sunlight usually occurs around December 21st, which is known as the winter solstice. This is when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year.
21st June is the longest day out of a.21st march b.21st June c.21st September d.21st December answer = b
The longest day in the Southern Hemisphere typically occurs around December 21st, which is the summer solstice. This day marks the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere and has the longest period of daylight for the year.
In the northern hemisphere it will the 21st of June. In the southern hemisphere, it is on the 21st of December 2018.
For the whole of the southern hemisphere, the longest day is 21st of December.
June 21st in the northern hemisphere - December 21st in the southern.
In the Northern Hemisphere it's June 21st. In the Southern Hemisphere it's December 21st.(See the Related question regarding the longest day in 2010.)The day of a summer solstice
Either 21st or 22nd of December, 2010.
For the Northern Hemisphere that would be on or about December 21st
June 21st and December 21st, the shortest and longest nights of the year.
The summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year, usually falls on 21st or 22nd December in Australia, though it is possible for it to be anywhere from 20th to 23rd December.