On December 22, all regions at or below (towards the south pole) the antarctic circle will have 24 hours of sunshine.
All over the earth except in those regions at and above the Arctic circle which will not see a sunrise.
the length of the day on the 25th of December is 7 hours, 57 minutes - about one minute more than on the 22/22 December which are the year's shortest days.
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.
The Southern Hemisphere receives more intense solar radiation on December 21-22 due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. This is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, resulting in longer daylight hours and more direct sunlight.
There are about 8.5 hours of daylight at the start of November and about 9 hours at the end of February, but on the winter solstice (around December 21-22), there is about 7 hours and 52 minutes of daylight.
Daylight hours on the winter solstice are shorter than the rest of the year because of the Earths rotational tilt. That tilt faces the northern hemisphere away from the sun. This causes the apparent position of the sun throughout the day to be the furthest south during the year and daylight hours to shorten. At the same time of the year the southern hemisphere is experiencing the exact opposite, the longest daylight hours of the year.
North Pole
December 22 is close to the northern hemisphere's winter solstice (December 21), when the Sun is furthest south. At that date the Sun does not rise above the horizon at all latitudes north of the Arctic Circle (approximately 66.5 degrees north). They therefore have zero hours of daylight.
Equinox. It happens every March 21-22 and September 22-23. ~Earth Science Ninth Edition 2000
June 21, 1974 at 3:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time
It is the shortest day for places located in the Northern Hemisphere only. Depending on the year, winter solstice falls around 22 december. The northern hemisphere will experience the shortest day while the southern hemisphere will experience the longest day.The reason behind this is season which is caused by the 23.5 degrees tilt from the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth which causes the hemispheres to experience different amount of day-time depending on the time of the year.
Driving Towards the Daylight was created on 2012-05-22.