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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.
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∙ 8y agoThe summer solstice. More than a day, it's really just a moment.
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∙ 15y agoThe summer solstice, on June 21st.
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∙ 15y agoIt is called the summer solstice.
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∙ 13y agoSummer Solstice
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How do you have longest day?
The change in the length of the day is due to the tilt of the Earth. You will have your longest day of the year when you live of the part of the Earth that is tilted towards the Sun.
What planet has the second shortest day?
Mercury has the 2nd longest "sidereal day" with a sidereal rotation period of 58.646 Earth days. The longest "sidereal day" day is Venus, with a sidereal rotation period of 243.018 Earth daysIf you use the "solar day" as your definition of "day", the order is reversed. Mercury then has the longest day and Venus has the second longest day.
What is exactly one rotation of the earth called?
A day.
How long is one day rotation on venus?
Instead of a similar rotational period to Earth's 24 hours, Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate once. That's called a "sidereal day". In other words, a "day" on Venus is longer than its "year". This is the longest day in the entire Solar System. (Don't forget the "solar day" though. That's only about 117 Earth days on Venus.)
The time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis is called what?
The Earth's sidereal day.
What is the name of the planet with the longest day compared to an earth day?
Venus. The length of "day" is 243 Earth days. That's the rotation period which is called a "sidereal day". However, there's also a "day" called the "solar day". That's the time for the Sun to complete one apparent journey around the sky. For that definition of "day", it is Mercury that has the longest day at about 176 Earth days.
How do you have longest day?
The change in the length of the day is due to the tilt of the Earth. You will have your longest day of the year when you live of the part of the Earth that is tilted towards the Sun.
How long will it be light for on the longest day 2009?
This depends where you are on the earth. The closer you are to a pole of the earth, the longer the day will be.
What planet has longest days?
Venus. Its day is -243.0185 Earth days long. The "minus" means it rotates in the direction opposite to the Earth and all the other planets (except Uranus). Another viewpoint: That's the time to spin once, called the "sidereal day". The "solar day" is defined in a different way and is only about 116.75 Earth days long for Venus. On that definition, it is Mercury that has the longest day (about 176 Earth days.)
What is the longest parallel on Earth's surface called?
The Equator.
What planet has the second shortest day?
Mercury has the 2nd longest "sidereal day" with a sidereal rotation period of 58.646 Earth days. The longest "sidereal day" day is Venus, with a sidereal rotation period of 243.018 Earth daysIf you use the "solar day" as your definition of "day", the order is reversed. Mercury then has the longest day and Venus has the second longest day.
Why is the longest day of the year not on the summer solstice?
Because you're living on Bizarro World? On Earth, the summer solstice is the longest day of the year.
What is the longest day of sunlight called?
Equinox
Why was D Day called the longest day?
i believe it was just called that because it lasted all day.
What is the longest day of the yere called?
The longest day in the year is the summer solstice. It occurs between June 20th and June 22th.
Why is summer the longest season?
The first day of summer...for 2011 the 21st /It's merely the longest day in terms of sunshine per day. In general all days are equally long because that's how we measure our timeline. However when the "longest sunny day of the year" occur is entirely depending on where you live on earth. longest sunshine would be if you lived as near the poles center as you can.
What is the longest day June 20 called?
Summer Solstice
