Which event signals the longest daylight hours in the year?

Which event signals the longest daylight hours in the year?

• A. Winter Solstice
• B. Equinox
• C. Moon Phase
• D. Summer Solstice

Answer: (D)

Longer daylight hours come from the tilt of Earth’s axis interacting with its orbit around the Sun. The Summer Solstice is the point when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted closest toward the Sun, so the Sun climbs higher in the sky and its path across the sky is the longest for the year. That extended arc equals more hours of daylight. The equinox marks a roughly equal day and night, and the Winter Solstice has the shortest day. The Moon Phase doesn’t determine how long the Sun is above the horizon.

Longer daylight hours come from the tilt of Earth’s axis interacting with its orbit around the Sun. The Summer Solstice is the point when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted closest toward the Sun, so the Sun climbs higher in the sky and its path across the sky is the longest for the year. That extended arc equals more hours of daylight. The equinox marks a roughly equal day and night, and the Winter Solstice has the shortest day. The Moon Phase doesn’t determine how long the Sun is above the horizon.