What Would Be The Longest Night And The Shortest Day Of The Year?
The night between December 21 and 22 would be the longest night of the year 2020. December 22 would be the shortest day of the year 2020.
According to astronomical centers, the night between Monday and Tuesday would be the longest night of the year 2020 in the Northern Hemisphere, and Tuesday would be the shortest day of the year. This occurrence falls in December every year, and its dates can be any day from 20th to 23rd December.
Winter Solstice Or Northern Solstice
It should be noted that the occasion when the northern hemisphere has the longest night of the year is also called "winter solstice" or "northern solstice" in the language of astronomy. However, a common misconception is that the Earth's distance from the Sun is greatest at the time of the Winter Revolution. It's not true.
The earth is tilted 23.4 degrees on its axis. While during axial rotation, the earth's own axis also tilts like a rotating spinner.
Orbiting around the sun, there is a time in the year when the earth's axis tilts to the north in the opposite direction to the sun. But since the axial rotation of the earth is a continuous process, the tilt of the earth's axis reverses as soon as this opportunity arises.
The tilt of the northern hemisphere of the earth turns towards the sun once again. As a result, immediately after the winter solstice, nights become shorter and days longer.