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When is the longest (and shortest) day?
In the Northern Hemisphere it is the Summer Solstice which occurs around 21st June each year
In the Southern Hemisphere the Summer Solstice occurs around December 21st each year
When is longest / shortest day in 2011?
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2011 23:21 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 21 2011 17:16 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 23 2011 09:04 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 22 2011 05:30 GMT
2012
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2012 05:14 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 20 2012 23:09 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 22 2012 14:49 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 21 2012 11:11 GMT
2013
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2013 11:02 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 21 2013 05:04 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 22 2013 20:44 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 21 2013 17:11 GMT
2014
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2014 16:57 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 21 2014 10:51 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 23 2014 02:29 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 21 2014 23:03 GMT
2015
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2015 22:45 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 21 2015 16:38 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 23 2015 08:20 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 22 2015 04:38 GMT
2016
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2016 04:30 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 20 2016 22:34 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 22 2016 14:21 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 21 2016 10:44 GMT
2017
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2017 10:28 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 21 2017 04:24 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 22 2017 20:02 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 21 2017 16:28 GMT
2018
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2018 16:15 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 21 2018 10:07 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 23 2018 0154 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 21 2018 22:22 GMT
2019
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2019 21:58 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 21 2019 15:54 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 23 2019 07:50 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 22 2019 04:19 GMT
2020
VERNAL EQUINOX (SPRING) MARCH 20 2020 03:49 GMT
SUMMER SOLSTICE (SUMMER) JUNE 20 2020 21:43 GMT
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX (FALL) SEPTEMBER 22 2020 13:30 GMT
WINTER SOLSTICE (WINTER) DECEMBER 21 2020 10:02 GMT