In the Northern hemisphere, the "Winter" solstice is on December 21. It is the "Summer solstice that occurs on June 21st. In the southern hemisphere, the opposite is true.
The change in the amount of daylight is very small for the first few weeks, but as we approach the next solstice the change increases up to about 9 minutes a day.
2006-06-27 11:44:39
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answered by ijcoffin 6
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Around here the summer solstice is June 21, but S.J. is right, maybe you are in the Southern Hemisphere. Any way, you could divide up the difference by the number of days and figure each days share of change.This would not quite be right, because the orbit of the earth is somewhat elliptical; and travels through the calendar at different speeds during the year. There used to be a chart figure on globes looking like an infinity symbol laid sideways and stretched on one halve, called an analemma, that illustrated this division of sunlight.
2006-06-27 19:00:49
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answered by fata minerva 3
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Do you live in the Southern Hemisphere?
2006-06-27 18:40:52
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answered by SJ_Girl 3
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