US EditionIt’s the first day of summer. Here’s what happens on the longest day of the year
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The first day of summer, considered the longest day of the year, has arrived with the Solar Solstice. It began at 4:42 a.m. and will last almost 16 hours. According to folk tradition, the solstice is a midsummer day, when, as the Slovenian proverb says, the day is hanging. According to Arso forecasts, we can also expect the first heat wave from Sunday.
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The Independent (US)It’s the first day of summer. Here’s what happens on the longest day of the year
The Northern Hemisphere has reached its peak sunshine, marking the summer solstice – the longest day of the year and the official start of astronomical summer. Conversely, for those in the Southern Hemisphere, it signifies the shortest day and the onset of winter.
In Germany - as in the whole northern hemisphere - today is the longest day of the year. Our map shows how long it is today from Athens to Reykjavik.
The reason for the summer coup was that the sun appeared to reach the highest northern point in the sky, concurrently with the Earth reaching a place in its orbit where its axis was tilted.
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