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The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, JUN 20 – The summer solstice marks the official start of astronomical summer with up to 20 hours of daylight in Alaska, bringing peak sunlight and widespread cultural celebrations, meteorologists said.
- The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of astronomical summer, while it's the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere where it's the shortest day and the start of winter.
- The word 'solstice' comes from Latin words meaning 'sun' and 'pause' or 'stop', referring to the sun's highest point in the sky before retreating.
- The solstices occur when the Earth's tilt toward or away from the sun is at its most extreme, causing unequal day and night lengths in the two hemispheres.
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At exactly 4 hours and 42 minutes this morning, the summer solstice occurs in the Earth's northern hemisphere – the moment when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky and summer begins.
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