The Winter Solstice is also called midwinter, which occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun. It happens twice in a year and once in each hemisphere. Its opposite is the summer solstice. Take this quiz to examine your knowledge on the longest night of the year.
August 5 or 6
August 20 or 21
September 22 or 23
September 25 or 26
Feb 15 or 16
March 20 or 21
April 30
June 5 or 6
22.6°
23.4°
24.8°
25.0°
Dec 21, 2012
Dec 21, 2013
Dec 22, 2014
Dec 22, 2015
The Italian
The Druids
The Irish
The Scottish
5 hours 49 minutes
4 hours 38 minutes
5 hours 12 minutes
None of the above
5 hours
7 hours 30 minutes
9 hours 15 minutes
12 hours 10 minutes
Dec 21 at 4:23 p.m. CST
Dec 22 at 4:13 p.m. CST
Dec 21 at 4:23 a.m. CST
Dec 22 at 4:29 p.m. CST
2 minutes
5 minutes
7 minutes
10 minutes
8 hours
12 hours
15 hours
10 hours