EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is 22nd December. The shortest day and the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere occur during the winter solstice. Winter Solstice usually comes on 22nd December or 21st December. This is also the day of the longest day and the shortest night in the Southern hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -For the northern half of Earth (the Northern Hemisphere), the winter solstice occurs annually on December 21 or 22. (The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice occurs in June.) The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the whole year, making it the “shortest day” of the year.

Detailed explanation-3: -December 21 marks the winter solstice when the northern hemisphere experiences the shortest day and the longest night of the year. At the same moment, the other side, south of the Equator, experiences the beginning of summer.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2023 the winter solstice will occur on Friday 22 December. The winter solstice occurs in December, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the 24-hour period with the fewest daylight hours of the year. That is why it is known as the shortest day of the year, or the longest night of the year.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two solstices every year: one in June and one in December. The June solstice marks the longest day north of the equator and the shortest day in the south.