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Is summer solstice and longest day the same as they have different dates in my diary?
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Yes, they're the same. The Summer Solstice happens at a precise moment in time; depending on your location, the "longest day" in your diary may actually be one day earlier or later. This would also depend on where your diary was published; if your diary was published in California but you live in India, your diary may a day off for your location.
However, the change of day length from one day to the next at the solstices is measured in seconds, so it doesn't matter very much. At the equinoxes, the change in day length from one day to the next may be several minutes, depending on your latitude.
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What is the longest day of the year in 2009?
June 21 (Summer Solstice) was the longest day. December 21 (Winter Solstice) is the shortest day. For the Southern Hemisphere, these dates are switched. (Also see the Related Questions.)
When do the nights get longer and the days get shorter?
The winter solstice - around December 21 - the days then begin to get longer or "draw out" until The summer Solstice in June - for the Northern hemisphere - opposite in the Southern hemisphere
What are the dates for winter and summer solstice in the norther hemisphere?
The dates of the June solstice range from June 19 to June 23, and the December solstice can be as early as the 20th and as late as the 23rd.
What are the calendar dates for the seasons?
22nd September is the beginning of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere but the beginning of Autumn ["Fall" in ther USA] in the Northern Hemisphere. 22nd April is the beginning of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere but the beginning of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. 22nd June is the beginning of Winter in the Southern Hemisphere but the beginning of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere. 22nd December is the beginning of Summer in the Southern Hemisphere but the beginning of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the longest and shortest day in 2008?
The longest day is June 20 2008 and the shortest is December 21 2008 for the northern Hemisphere. The opposite applies for the southern Hemisphere. This is true for DAYLIGHT, however, if you live in an area that observes Daylight Savings time, the longest day would be November 2, 2008 (25 hours), and the shortest would be March 9, 2008 (23 hours.) The last paragraph is a ridicuous answer. 1. It the change between daylight time and non daylight time only causes a change in hours on the clock, the physical hours stay the same. 2. It is common knowledge that "shortest day" or "longest day" refers to daylight hours (As in day time and night time) as the hours in a day are constant. 3. The date provided are meaningless as every region that observes daylight times begins and ends the period at different times of the year. 4. The dates have no provision for the difference between the northern and southern hemisphere. The first answer is the correct response.
The longest day on earth is called the?
It is called the solstice. In the northern hemisphere it is the summer solstice on June 20th or 21st. In the southern hemisphere it is the winter solstice on December 21st or 22nd. The shortest day of the year occur on the same dates in the opposite hemispheres.
What does th eword solstice mean?
The summer solstice in June and the winter solstice in December are the times during the year when the daylight hours are the longest (summer) and the shortest (winter). These dates are used to mark the official change of the seasons along with the equinoxes.
What is the relationship between the phases of the moon and summer solstice?
The phases of the moon are not affected by solstice dates or equinox dates, they are caused by the sun shining on it at different angles while the moon is orbiting the Earth and new and full moons rarely coincide with "summer solstice" dates.
What is the longest day of the year in 2009?
June 21 (Summer Solstice) was the longest day. December 21 (Winter Solstice) is the shortest day. For the Southern Hemisphere, these dates are switched. (Also see the Related Questions.)
What are the dates for the summer solstice and the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere?
June 21 or 22 for the summer solstice and December 21 or 22 for the winter solstice.
when do shadows get smaller and bigger?
Shadows are longer when the Sun is low in the sky, and are longest at sunrise and sunset. The shortest shadows are seen at "Local Apparent Noon", when the Sun is high in the sky. Over the course of a year, noontime shadows are longest on the winter solstice and shortest on the summer solstice. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice is on December 21; the summer solstice is on June 21. Switch these dates for the southern hemisphere, and these dates may vary a day either way depending on the cycle of leap years.
When do the nights get longer and the days get shorter?
The winter solstice - around December 21 - the days then begin to get longer or "draw out" until The summer Solstice in June - for the Northern hemisphere - opposite in the Southern hemisphere
What are the release dates for Critter Gitters - 1998 Summer Solstice?
Critter Gitters - 1998 Summer Solstice was released on: USA: 31 October 1998
What are the dates for winter and summer solstice in the norther hemisphere?
The dates of the June solstice range from June 19 to June 23, and the December solstice can be as early as the 20th and as late as the 23rd.
What is the longest day during the year?
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year and occurs in 2010 on June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere; and on December 21 in the Southern Hemisphere.There are 2 solstices: summer in the Northern Hemisphere; and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Remember that the Summer Solstice in one of the hemispheres equates to the Winter Solstice in the other hemisphere. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year.According to "Earth's Seasons" of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO), here are the dates of the solstices in 2010:June 21, 2010 at 11.28 GMT (Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, winter in the south)Dec. 21, 2010 at 23.38 GMT (Summer in the Southern Hemisphere, winter in the north)(See Related link to the USNO website.)
What are the release dates for The Lake - 2009 Summer Solstice 1-2?
The Lake - 2009 Summer Solstice 1-2 was released on: USA: 10 August 2009
When is the summer equinox's?
There is no such thing as a summer equinox. June 21 is actually the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year, in terms of daylight hours.There are two equinoxeseach year, when there are twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness. These are known as the vernal (or spring) equinox which is normally the 21st if March, and the autumnal equinox which is normally the 21st of September. The dates can vary, due to slight variations in the orbit of the earth, so they can be a day before or after.Those dates apply to the northern hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere those dates are reversed. In the same way, the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere is actually the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, and vice versa.
