what is the shortest day of the year?
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the first day of winter. this year it is December 22.
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the last day of the same year would be a monday
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its November 23,2006\nit is on a thursday
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its every six years...because every year xmas is a day later (ths yr sun, nxt yr mon...) but every 4 yrs there is a leap year so it skips a day...\n\nthe years r:\n2005\n1999\n1993\n1987\n1981\n1975\n1969\n1963\n1957\n1951\n1945\n1939\n1933\n1927\n1921\n1915\n1909\n1903\n\nand i think that is all you want...so...yea...
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Leap year.\n\nA leap year has 366 days.
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No. The summer solstice is the day that the sun rises farthest *north* on the horizon. The equinoxes are the days that the sun rises directly to the east.  The winter solstice is the day it rises farthest to the *south*.
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It's not.  It's the longest, but not the shortest.  The shortest is the first day of winter.  And technically, they're both the same length, about 24 hours, but first day of summer has the most daylight and first of winter has the least.  I has to do with the earth's rotation on it's axis-- on the first of summer the hemisphere in question is closest to and tilted towards the sun, maximizing daylight.  The first of winter it's still closest to, but tilted away from the sun, minimizing daylight
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Funny, its the longest day here in Minnesota....you must be in the Southern Hemisphere\n\nIt sounds to me as if you are looking for something to tell you how much daylight there is each day.  Here is a cool little weather site that I go to check the weather (and daylight hours) in Negril, Jamaica. \n\nIt works for all major cities around the world.  Just type in your city, and country in the box in the upper left corner. It shows all these things: Actual Time, Civil Twilight, Nautical Twilight, Astronomical Twilight, Moon rise, Length Of Visible Light, and the length of Day.  It will even tell you how much the next day is different  like this: Tomorrow will be 0m 3s shorter. \n\n You can also change the date you are looking for and it will show you the astronomical data for that day. \n\n Try it....you'll like it!    Happy viewing!\n\nhttp://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/78387.html
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all of them. altho feb last day of the month is the 28th unless its a leap year
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570AD\n\nHowever, the years don't line up to present since the Islamic Calender only has 354 days (it's lunar, not solar)
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It's actual called the summer solstice.  The longest day and the shortest night.  The equinoxs (spring and autumn) are named because the day and nights are equal in length of time.  The Summer Solstice is June 21.
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Days get longer. Fewer days in a year.
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Try the farmer's almanac, or look at a good calender.  they usually have it
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Gul Mohammed at 57 cm (22.5 in) is the shortest in the world.\nThe shortest I've seen was around two feet.
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This year its April 17th because the 15th falls on a Saturday. But most year it's April 15th.
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The Earth is closest to the Sun on about 4 January of each year... Winter in the Northern Hemisphere\n\nMistWing SilverTail
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When they start has to do with the length of days.  The first day of Summer is the longest (by daylight) day of the year.  Winter is the shortest.  Fall and Spring are when the two lengths are equal.