What is the shortest day in a year?

In China, the shortest day of the year is the winter solstice, which is about 65438+February 22nd. The winter solstice is the pole where the sun shines directly to the south. On this day, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun is most inclined to the northern hemisphere, and its altitude angle is the smallest. In all parts of the northern hemisphere, the days are the shortest and the nights are the longest.

What is the shortest day in a year?

The winter solstice is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional ancestor worship festival in China, which has both natural and humanistic connotations.

After the winter solstice, the direct point of the sun begins to move northward from the Tropic of Capricorn (23 26), and the daylight in the northern hemisphere will increase day by day.

The annual winter solstice is usually around 65438+February 22, and there may be a one-day deviation. The solstice of winter marks the coming of the cold season.