Longest And Shortest Day Of The Year 2024. This day is celebrated worldwide — even in antarctica. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year and the first day of the winter in astronomical terms.
The winter solsitice is both the shortest day of the year and also the longest night. In ka lae, hawaii, usa (18°54′n), there will be 10 hours, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds of daylight, while in.