On which date is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 22 December
On about 22 December (the winter solstice) the Sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn, in the southern hemisphere. The northern hemisphere is then tilted farthest away from the Sun, so it has its shortest day and longest night of the year.
On about 21 June (the summer solstice) the opposite happens: the Sun is over the Tropic of Cancer and the northern hemisphere has its longest day.