Summer Solstice

June 21, 2019 June 21, 2019

Summer Solstice is the longest day (and shortest night) of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is observed on June 21.

The solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer or 23.5 N latitude.
Since earth s axis is tilted at an angle of 23.5 deg, varying amounts of sunlight reach different regions during its year-long orbit around the Sun.
On June 21st the North Pole is tipped more towards the Sun than on any other day of the year.
But this does not mean more heat or that the Earth is any closer to the Sun, per common misconceptions.
Solstices happen twice each year Summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere and Winter solstice for the Southern Hemisphere when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn or 23.5 S latitude.