Show Longest Shortest Days Governed by Leap Year Under the present calendar the longest longest longest long long- est day ma may be either June 21 1 or June 22 22 says an nn authority In the Indianapolis oIls olis News In the year preceding a leap year the longest day Is June 2 22 while In other years It Is June 21 The shortest day In the year may be either December 21 or December 22 1 It Is December 22 In n till nIl years ears e except leap years when It Is December 21 1 The longest and shortest days das In the year ear are determined by the summer and winter solstices the exact time of or which Is determined by mathematical calculation The solstices are when I the sun Is at nt Its greatest declination I either north or south sonth For Instance the summer solstice Is the time at which the sun reaches Its farthest point In Its swing northward from the equator and accordingly marks the longest day The year consists of ot approximately ap ap- proximately days and the solstices solstices solstices sol sol- sol sol- fluctuate because of at the fractional fractional frac frac- day each year which Is adjusted by leap years The longest and shortest shortest short- short est eat days das differ In len length th from the days Immediately preceding and following them only by a fraction traction of a minute |