The summer solstice, marking the year’s longest daylight period, officially occurs Thursday at 4:51 p.m. Eastern time. Here’s why it’s a day early.
Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice near Salisbury, England, on June 21, 2023. is baking the eastern United States and Canada this week. Thursday’s summer solstice — the longest day and shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere — is the earliest in 228 years, since 1796, when George Washington was president.
Two ways to observe the solstice directly are by watching your shadow as well as the location of sunrise and sunset. The high arc of the sun means you will cast your shortest midday shadow of the year on the summer solstice. You will also see the sun rise and set at its northernmost points along the horizon.The main reason for the early solstice is that human calendars aren’t perfect. While a normal year has 365 days, Earth’s orbit around the sun each year is not exactly that long.
In June, the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun, bringing us more direct sunlight and warmer weather. In the Southern Hemisphere, the June solstice is the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. Halfway between the winter and summer solstices are theWhile the summer solstice marks the first day of astronomical summer, meteorologists define summer as the warmest three calendar months of the year, spanning June, July and August.
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