Question

The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is:
1. July 21
2. December 22
3. November 22
4. June 21

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : December 22

The correct answer is December 22.

• December 22 marks the longest day in the southern hemisphere.
  • On this day the tropic of Capricorn receives direct rays of the sun as the South Pole tilts towards it.
  • A larger portion of the Southern hemisphere gets light as the sun rays fall vertically at the Tropic of Capricorn.
  • This position of the earth is called the Winter Solstice.
  • Due to this process, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere with longer days and shorter nights.
  • The reverse happens in the Northern Hemisphere with the shortest day and longest night.

 

• Direct rays of the sun fall on the equator on 21^st March and 23^rd September.
  • This position of the earth is called equinox.
• June 21^st marks the shortest day and longest night in the southern hemisphere.
  • June 21 marks the longest day and the shortest night in Northern Hemisphere.
  • This position of the earth is called the Summer Solstice.