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The summer solstice is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year in that hemisphere, when the sun is at its highest position in the sky. At either pole there is continuous daylight at the time of its summer solstice.
The summer solstice marks the start of summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is in June; south of the equator, it is in December. In temperate climes, the summer season brings warm weather and long days.
17 maj 2024 · In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice happens on Dec. 21 or Dec. 22. The date varies because the Gregorian calendar has 365 days, with an extra leap day added in February every...
26 wrz 2022 · When is the summer solstice? The summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere occurs on June 20, 2024, at 4:51 p.m. EDT (2051 GMT), and the summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere occurs on...
19 cze 2024 · When most people think of the first day of summer they are referring to the astronomical summer – the summer solstice. However, meteorologists always class our northern hemisphere summer as...
20 cze 2024 · On Thursday, everyone in the northern half of our planet will experience the summer solstice. It’ll be the longest day of the year north of the Equator, and it is the scientific start of summer....
29 paź 2024 · Summer begins with the solstice on Thursday, June 20, 2024, marking the astronomical first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. What exactly IS the summer solstice? Is it really the longest day of the year? Welcome the solstice with some interesting facts and folklore.
