If you are referring to the time between sunrise and sunset, everywhere north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle has at least one day per year on which the sun never rises. For places between the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle it is the day of the winter solstice, which falls between December 20 and December 23 inclusive in the northern hemisphere and between June 19 and June 23 inclusive in the southern hemisphere.
If you are referring to the time from "midnight" to "midnight", it is the 23-hour day on which daylight saving time or summer time begins.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice around December 21 is the shortest day of the year with the least amount of daylight. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice around December 21 is the longest day of the year.
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.
The shortest day of the year for the Southern Hemisphere is typically around June 21st. This day is known as the winter solstice, when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky and daylight hours are at their shortest.
The month with the shortest days is December in the Northern Hemisphere, as it marks the beginning of winter and has the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, June has the shortest days for the same reason.
The shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is the winter solstice, which usually falls on December 21st or 22nd. On this day, the northern hemisphere experiences the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year.
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.
The shortest day of the year in New Mexico is typically around December 21st, which is the winter solstice. This is when the northern hemisphere is tilted furthest from the sun, resulting in the shortest amount of daylight.
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.
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.
Because it is the shortest day of the year.
In the northern hemisphere the shortest day would be the 21st of December.
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.
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.
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Assuming you're referencing daylight; The shortest day of the year is the Winter Solstice, which for 2010 is on December 21st.
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.
Winter. The shortest day is the 21st of December.
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.