If you are living in the northern hemisphere then its 22nd May and if yu are in the Southern Hemisphere then its 21st December. If you are living much close to the equator you wont feel the difference.
The longest night of the year is called the Winter Solstice.However, it is worth noting that at latitudes of higher than 66.5 degrees north or south that there may be more than one day of 24-hour darkness in a year, meaning that the night of the Winter Solstice may not be the longest night of the year, just one of the longest nights of the year. Conversely, on the equator, all days and nights are exactly 12 hours each, so technically, there is no longest night on the equator.
On December 21, the Earth is positioned at the December solstice. This is when the Northern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year, while the Southern Hemisphere experiences the summer solstice, with the longest day and shortest night of the year.
If you mean the longest: When you have the longest day, you'll also have the shortest night, and vice versa. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day is around June 21, and the shortest day is around December 21. In the southern hemisphere, it is the other way round.
Note that its only true in the northern hemisphere. That's the day (usually) that the Earth's north pole point most directly at the sun, thus the the day that the sun seems to be highest in the sky, thus the longest day (and shortest night).
The planet is Mercury. (Some people think it is Venus, but it is Mercury.)
solstices (summer and winter) time. Increments
The summer solstice has the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The winter solstice has the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
Yes, yes I can. The Winter Solstice is the first day of winter, the 22nd of December, and the "shortes" day of the year.
The longest night of the year is called the Winter Solstice.However, it is worth noting that at latitudes of higher than 66.5 degrees north or south that there may be more than one day of 24-hour darkness in a year, meaning that the night of the Winter Solstice may not be the longest night of the year, just one of the longest nights of the year. Conversely, on the equator, all days and nights are exactly 12 hours each, so technically, there is no longest night on the equator.
June 21 is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, also known as midsummer.
The first day of summer - on/about June 21 is the longest day and shortest night.
On December 21, the Earth is positioned at the December solstice. This is when the Northern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year, while the Southern Hemisphere experiences the summer solstice, with the longest day and shortest night of the year.
The longest day is the summer solstice. Since Egypt is in the northern hemisphere, that would normally be June 20 or 21.
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.
20th June is the shortest day and longest night and it falls on a Sunday, so have a sleep in!
Mercury has the longest cycle of day and night among the terrestrial planets. A day on Mercury lasts about 176 Earth days, which is longer than a year on Mercury. This is because Mercury rotates very slowly on its axis.
In Alaska, the longest day occurs on or around June 21st, known as the summer solstice, when the sun is up for about 22 hours. Conversely, the longest night happens on or around December 21st, known as the winter solstice, when the sun may be up for only a few hours in some parts of Alaska.