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  2. Summer solstice - Wikipedia

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    The summer solstice or estival solstice [i] occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern ). The summer solstice is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year in that hemisphere, when the sun is at its highest ...

  3. Solstice - Wikipedia

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    A solstice is the time when the Sun reaches its ... Earth's axis is tilted with respect to the plane of ... is the 10th solar term, and marks the summer solstice.

  4. Milankovitch cycles - Wikipedia

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    Winter solstice: Summer solstice 21 December 2005 18:35 88.99 days 2006 Spring equinox: Autumn equinox 20 March 2006 18:26 92.75 days 2006 Summer solstice Winter solstice 21 June 2006 12:26 93.65 days 2006 Autumn equinox Spring equinox 23 September 2006 4:03 89.85 days 2006 Winter solstice Summer solstice 22 December 2006 0:22 88.99 days 2007

  5. When does summer start? Mark your calendars for the ... - AOL

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    The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year. During the summer solstice, the Sun is at its highest point in the sky and the Earth's tilt toward the star is at its maximum, according to ...

  6. Summer solstice: What and when is it?

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    The summer solstice officially happens on Thursday at 3:50 p.m. CDT. On the day of the solstice, daylight time varies greatly by location. Miami, Florida, will have 14 hours and […]

  7. 10 Fascinating Facts About the Summer Solstice

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    The summer solstice is the longest day of the year In New York City, for example, the sun will rise on Thursday at 5:24 a.m. and set at 8:30 p.m., meaning that there will be 15 hours and 5 minutes ...

  8. June solstice - Wikipedia

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    The June solstice is the solstice on Earth that occurs annually between 20 and 22 June according to the Gregorian calendar. In the Northern Hemisphere , the June solstice is the summer solstice (the day with the longest period of daylight), while in the Southern Hemisphere it is the winter solstice (the day with the shortest period of daylight).

  9. Sky Shorts: Upcoming summer solstice signals change in ...

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    At 4:51 p.m. June 20, we celebrate the first day of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. The summer solstice occurs when the northern hemisphere is at its maximum tilt toward the sun.