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The shortest day is on December 21 if you are in the northern hemisphere. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, the 21st of June is the shortest day. You could also say that they day which the clocks go forward is the shortest day, as that day will skip an hour and so it will only have 23 hours instead of 24 hours.
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∙ 13y agoEvery day of the year lasts 24 hours. The part of that 24 hours when the sun is up
above the horizon heavily depends on where you are on the earth. The shortest
"day" in one place is exactly the same day as the longest one in other places.
Referring to the period when the sun is above the horizon in the sky:
Everywhere between the Tropic of Capricorn and the North Pole,
except on the equator:
Shortest . . . within a day or two of December 21.
Exactly at the north Pole:
Sun stays down September 21 to March 21.
Sun stays up from March 21 to September 21.
Impossible to name a "shortest".
Everywhere between the Tropic of Cancer and the South Pole,
except on the equator:
Shortest . . . within a day or two of June 21.
Exactly at the south Pole:
Sun stays up September 21 to March 21.
Sun stays down from March 21 to September 21.
Impossible to name a "shortest".
Exactly on the equator:
June 21 and December 21 are equal, and shortest.
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∙ 14y agoon the first day of winter
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∙ 13y agoThe Winter Solstice: December 21
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Can the same day be both the longest and the shortest 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.
Is the autumnal equinox the longest day?
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.
Is the equinox the shortest day of the year?
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.
When in the year are days shortest?
Winter. The shortest day is the 21st of December.
Where is the sun above on the shortest day of the year?
It depends which hemisphere you are in.
Short day of the year?
Brumal is the name of the shortest day of the year
Can the same day be both the longest and the shortest 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.
What is the shortest day in Adelaide?
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.
Is the autumnal equinox the longest day?
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.
Which is the shortest day in a year?
In the northern hemisphere the shortest day would be the 21st of December.
Why is the winter solstice not the longest day of the year?
Because it is the shortest day of the year.
Is the equinox the shortest day of the year?
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.
Is the shortest day actually the shortets day of the year?
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What is the true shortest day of the year 2010?
Assuming you're referencing daylight; The shortest day of the year is the Winter Solstice, which for 2010 is on December 21st.
What is the date of the shortest day of the year in Adelaide?
The shortest day in Adelaide, as everywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere, is around June 22, depending on the year.
What is the shortest day of the year in ND?
The shortest day of the year is December 20 or 21 (it varies because of leap years) for any point in the northern hemisphere. This is called the "winter solstice". In the southern hemisphere, the shortest day of the year is June 20 or 21.
When in the year are days shortest?
Winter. The shortest day is the 21st of December.
