How many hours of daylight is there at the summer solstice? What is the difference in daylight hours between the summer solstice and the winter solstice?

How many hours of daylight is there at the summer solstice? What is the difference in daylight hours between the summer solstice and the winter solstice?
Introduction: The summer solstice is a special solar term, so the daytime is the longest on this day. So how many hours is the daytime on the summer solstice? What is the difference in sunshine time between the summer solstice and the winter solstice? Midsummer is the time when pomegranate flowers are bright in May and fruits can be seen on the branches. If you want to know more about the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2019, please pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo's website!

How many hours of daylight are there during the summer solstice?

In the Northern Hemisphere, the length of day and night on the winter solstice and summer solstice each year is different in different places.
For example, on the summer solstice, in Shantou, Guangdong, the daytime is 13 hours and 30 minutes; in Nanjing, the daytime is 14 hours and 12 minutes; in Beijing, the daytime is 15 hours, and in Aihui, Heilongjiang Province in northeast my country, the daytime is as long as 16 hours and 18 minutes.
On the winter solstice, the daytime in Shantou is 10 hours and 36 minutes, in Nanjing it is 10 hours, in Beijing it is 9 hours and 16 minutes, and in Aihui it is only 8 hours.
The above daylight hours are calculated based on the total time from the sun rising above the horizon to the sun setting below the horizon.
However, due to the scattering effect of the atmosphere on sunlight, there is dawn before sunrise and twilight after sunset, which can make the daytime longer.

What is the difference in sunshine time between the summer solstice and the winter solstice?

The length of daylight at the summer and winter solstices varies greatly at different latitudes, ranging from 0 to 24 hours from the equator to the poles. The lower the latitude, the smaller the difference, and the higher the latitude, the larger the difference.
The difference in sunshine time between the summer solstice and the winter solstice at different major latitudes: In the equatorial region, the daytime is 12 hours long on the summer solstice and 12 hours long on the winter solstice, a difference of 0 hour.
In the area between 20 degrees north and south latitude, the daytime on the summer solstice is 13 hours and 13 minutes long, while the daytime on the winter solstice is 10 hours and 47 minutes long, a difference of 2 hours and 26 minutes.
In the area of ​​40 degrees north and south latitude, the daytime on the summer solstice is 14 hours and 51 minutes long, and the daytime on the winter solstice is 9 hours and 9 minutes long, a difference of 5 hours and 42 minutes.
In the area between 60 degrees north and south latitude, the daytime on the summer solstice is 18 hours and 29 minutes long, and the daytime on the winter solstice is 5 hours and 31 minutes long, a difference of 12 hours and 58 minutes.
In areas at 66 degrees 34 minutes north and south latitude and higher latitudes, the daytime is 24 hours long on the summer solstice and 0 hours long on the winter solstice, a difference of 24 hours.

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