Why December Has The Longest Days

Name: Why December Has The Longest Days
Description: Subscribe to MinutePhysics! December has the longest solar days (noon-to-noon) because of the weird way a combination of the axial tilt of the earth and the eccentricity of its elliptical orbit conspire in December. Perihelion + Solstices = Long Days. Here’s some more info about: Solar Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

Subscribe to MinutePhysics! December has the longest solar days (noon-to-noon) because of the weird way a combination of the axial tilt of the earth and the eccentricity of its elliptical orbit conspire in December. Perihelion + Solstices = Long Days. Here’s some more info about: Solar Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

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