Winter Solstice Shortest Day. How it all works has fascinated people. How it all works has fascinated people for thousands of years.
The shortest day and start of a new season for astronomers Noon sun is at its lowest altitude in northern hemisphere and directly above tropic of. When is the shortest day of the year in the UK. Wherever you are the sun hits its southernmost part in the sky.
Shortest Day of The Year.
The word solstice literally means in Latin that the sun is standing still. In the Northern Hemisphere the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year because it is tilted away from the sun and receives the least amount of sunlight on that day. The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year. That is why it is known as the shortest day of the year or the longest night of the year.
