Thursday, June 18, 2020

This Sunday, June 21, 2020, will be the longest day of the year.

Summer 2020 in Northern Hemisphere will begin on
Saturday
June 20
and ends on
Tuesday
September 22

Why is June 21 the longest day?
Zenith Furthest Away from the Equator
On the June solstice, it reaches its northernmost point and the Earth's North Pole tilts directly towards the sun, at about 23.4 degrees. It's also known as the northern solstice because it occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere.

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