The winter solstice, which usually occurs around December 21.
It depends on your latitude.
That depends on where you were. In 2011 it was the day with least amount of daylight hours in the northern hemisphere and the day with the most amount of daylight hours in the southern hemisphere.
During and around the winter solstice, Washington DC sees approximately 9.5 hours of sunlight every day. During and around the summer solstice, the city enjoys around 16 hours of daylight every day.
Depends on where you are in Canada and what time of the year it is. You could get to places where there are 24 hours of daylight and six months later there is no daylight at all. So you can find it at any of the times in between at some point in Canada at different times of the year.
Yes they are equal because equinox means equal nights.
winter solstice
The winter solstice has the fewest daylight hours in the northern hemisphere. It is the shortest day of the year, occurring around December 21st, when the North Pole is tilted furthest away from the sun.
Winter typically has the fewest daylight hours due to the tilt of the Earth's axis away from the sun, leading to shorter days and longer nights. This phenomenon is most noticeable at higher latitudes.
December has the shortest days in the Northern Hemisphere due to the winter solstice, which occurs around December 21st. This is the day with the fewest hours of daylight in the year.
Oh, dude, that's the winter solstice, which usually falls around December 21st. It's when the sun is like, "I'm outta here early today," and gives Connecticut the fewest hours of daylight. So yeah, if you're into short days and long nights, that's the day for you.
Equinox
Summer typically has more daylight hours than winter due to the Earth's tilt and position in its orbit. During the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere receives the most daylight hours, while during the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere receives the fewest daylight hours.
it is called winter solstice ya'll hopefully that helped=]
The day that has the shortest hours of daylight is known as the winter solstice. In 2013, the day that will have the shortest hours will be on Saturday, December 21, 2013.
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.
Second day of the year that there is exactly 12 hours of daylight is in the month of June and the day 21st.. :)
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