when the shortest day this year?

Answer 1

The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, and its noontime elevation appears to be the same for several days before and after the solstice. Hence the origin of the word solstice, which comes from Latin solstitium, from sol, “sun” and -stitium, “a stoppage.” Following the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and the nights shorter.

This year the solstice falls on December 21, 2006—the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 2

As the Earth travels around the Sun in its orbit, the north-south position of the Sun changes over the course of the year due to the changing orientation of the Earth's tilted rotation axes with respect to the Sun. This QuickTime movie illustrates the tilt of the Earth's equatorial plane relative to the Sun which is responsible for the seasons. The dates of maximum tilt of the Earth's equator correspond to the summer solstice and winter solstice, and the dates of zero tilt to the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox.

In the northern hemisphere, the Winter solstice is day of the year (near December 22) when the Sun is farthest south. However, in the southern hemisphere, winter and summer solstices are exchanged so that the winter solstice is the day on which the Sun is farthest north. The winter solstice marks the first day of the season of winter. The declination of the Sun on the (northern) winter solstice is known as the tropic of capricorn (-23° 27').

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, respectively, in the sense that the length of time elapsed between sunrise and sunset on this day is a minimum for the year. Of course, daylight saving time means that the first Sunday in April has 23 hours and the last Sunday in October has 25 hours, but these human meddlings with the calendar and do not correspond to the actual number of daylight hours. In Chicago, there are 9:20 hours of daylight on the winter solstice of December 22, 1999.

Answer 3

All days are 24 hours long, so technically there is no "shortest day of the year. The day with the least amount of daylight in the northern hemisphere occurs on December 21st. It should be noted that this is also the day with the longest amount of daylight in the Southern hemisphere. Near the equator, this day like every other day is still 12 hours with the sun up and 12 with the sun down.

Answer 4

All days would be 24 hours long this three hundred and sixty 5 days, for i do no longer beleive we are able to be including a bounce 2d this three hundred and sixty 5 days. in case you're asking approximately length of insolation (solar) that relies upon on which edge of the Equator you're on. in case you're in the Northern Hemisphere, and forget approximately approximately longitude and/or interior of reach time zones, that's right this moment December 21, 2009 (going by making use of many times happening Coordinated Time).

Answer 5

Its December 21st, the start of winter solstice, exactly six months to the day from summer solstice, June 21st, both are exactly the same days each year.

Answer 6

It's December 21. That is one of the few things I ever learned in middle school science. I love that day. That means the next day gives me a little more sunshine and each day after that is a few seconds longer too.!! I love sunshine!!!!

Answer 7

December 21st

Answer 8

December 22, 2006.

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Answer 9

I would usually accept the solstice as being the 21 - but my diary insists that this year it is 22.
Hell, I will be glad to get that one over and done with and really look forward to longer days!

Answer 10

23 December the same as last year and the next.