> In the Southern Hemisphere, the shortest day of the year occurs in which month?And the answer: June.In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice is when the Earth tilts mosttoward the sun, providing long days and short nights. But it's the opposite inthe Southern Hemisphere, where the 20th or 21st of June marks the start ofwinter and the shortest day of the year.Photo credit: J.hagelüken[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:J.hagel%C3%BCken]The continents of theSouthern Hemisphere include a third of Africa, all of Antarctica, most of SouthAmerica, and all of Australia. Within these southern regions, the climate tendsto be more temperate due to the large amount of water which makes up most of theSouthern Hemisphere. In fact, 80.9% of the Southern Hemisphere is made up ofwater. The South Pacific, South Atlantic, Indian Oceans and various seas – suchas the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand and the Weddell Sea nearAntarctica – are all bodies of water which comprise the southern portion of ourplanet. Image courtesy: Kiddle [https://kids.kiddle.co/Southern_Hemisphere]The reversedseasons of the Southern Hemisphere are owed to the tilt of the Earth. Relativeto the sun and the ecliptic plane, summer is from December to March while winteris from June to September. September 22 or 23 is the vernal equinox and March 20or 21 is the autumnal equinox. The South Pole is the central node of thesouthern hemispherical region.Did you know?Due to the Southern Hemisphere's positioning, the sun's rotation through thenorth causes an apparent right-left trajectory through the sky. In the NorthernHemisphere, the sun appears to pass left to right. Learn more about the Southern Hemisphere here[https://kids.kiddle.co/Southern_Hemisphere].