Solstice 2022

2022 - 6 - 21

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Summer Solstice 2022: Date, time and interesting facts about ... (Hindustan Times)

Summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere or the day with the longest period of daylight but here are the date, time and ...

As a result, all locations north of the equator see days longer than 12 hours and all locations south see days shorter than 12 hours. It occurs twice a year, once in the Northern Hemisphere (between June 20-22, depending on the year and time zone) and once in the Southern Hemisphere (between Dec 20-23). Additionally, people built monuments, like Stonehenge in England, to follow the sun’s annual progress, to worship the sun and to predict its movements. 2. During the June solstice compared to any other time of the year, the north pole is tipped more directly toward the sun, and the south pole is tipped more directly away from the sun. For the uninitiated, June or summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere or the day with the longest period of daylight in Northern Hemisphere whereas it marks the onset of winters in the southern half and is the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere. This year, the June solstice is expected to fall on on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 9:14 UTC (4:14 a.m. CDT) and is caused by Earth’s tilt on its axis and its motion in orbit around the Sun. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the summer solstice or the June solstice is the green light to welcome the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere and winter season in the Southern Hemisphere. For those in North America, this astronomical event occurs on June 20 at 10:32 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) while for the rest, it usually happens on June 21, 2021, at 03:32 UTC.

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Summer solstice 2022: A guide to the longest day of the year (The Washington Post)

What causes the solstice? Solstices, equinoxes and seasons occur because the Earth doesn't orbit the sun completely upright. Instead, Earth's axis is tilted by ...

Meteorologists and climatologists define summer as the warmest three months of the year, from June 1 to Aug. 31. Humans throughout history have celebrated the solstices with rituals such as bonfires and ceremonial dances to mark the passage of the seasons. June 21 is the summer solstice, the longest day and shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Calculated down to the second, the earliest sunrise in Washington was at 5:42 a.m. on June 13, while the latest sunset occurs at 8:37 p.m. on June 27. The sun is up for 16 hours in Seattle, but only 13 hours and 45 minutes in Miami. In June, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, bringing us more direct sunlight and warmer temperatures.

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Summer solstice around the world. Here is what to expect (Space.com)

The June solstice 2022, which is recognized as the official start of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, will occur on Tuesday, June 21, at precisely ...

Of course, a journey to Antarctica means encountering penguins. In northern Scandinavia, above the Arctic Circle, the phenomenon of the midnight sun at solstice time is a seasonal clock which seems to divide summer, if not the entire year into two distinct parts. We were to encounter the moon's shadow as it passed over ice floes in the Weddell Sea. It is that time of the year that the sun, having spent the previous six months plodding steadily northward has reached the pinnacle of its migration. First, since we journeyed so far south (to just outside of the Antarctic Circle) and it was only a few weeks before the December solstice, we experienced a considerable amount of daylight. If, for example, you were to pay a visit to Sweden or Norway at this time of year, you would find the local inhabitants celebrating a local holiday known as Midsummer's Day, which by ancient custom falls on June 24, a day also linked with the name of St. John the Baptist. At night, fires are lit in the mountains in other parts of Europe.

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Summer Solstice 2022: What to Know About the Longest Day of the ... (The Wall Street Journal)

Though their exact dates vary by a day or two each year, solstices happen every June and December. They occur at the same time all over the world, though their ...

It coincides with the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, which marks the start of winter and the shortest day of the year there. - Saks Fifth Avenue:$20 off sitewide + free shipping - Saks Fifth Avenue coupon You may cancel your subscription at anytime by calling Customer Service.

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Summer solstice 2022: Sensual traditions on the longest day of the ... (CNN)

Summer solstice 2021 is arriving. Take a look at the more sensual traditions surrounding the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

The United Nations' theme for 2022 is "Yoga for Humanity" and touts the practice as a great method for overcoming the effects of the pandemic. Like many other events in 2020-21, they had to close it down because of the pandemic. In fact, the International Day of Yoga is June 21, the same day as the solstice. According to Polish folklore, the man and woman in question would become a couple. Later in the day, the sexes mingle and take turns jumping over a bonfire. Plus, all the men like to show off and make the biggest fire they can to jump through." Residents of the Southern Hemisphere -- in places such as Argentina, South Africa and New Zealand -- are about to welcome three months of winter. These days, however, the festival is more an excuse for the community of women to exchange bawdy jokes. But the amount of sunlight we get in the Northern Hemisphere has been increasing daily ever since. "As Earth orbits the sun [once each year], its tilted axis always points in the same direction. Answer: Folks all over the planet actually did get nearly equal doses of day and night back during the spring equinox. The summer solstice for 2022 is arriving.

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How long is the longest day of the year 2022? UK Summer Solstice ... (NationalWorld)

How long is the longest day of the year 2022? UK Summer Solstice daylight hours - when is sunrise and sunset · The summer solstice, which falls on the 21 June, ...

- London, England: sunrise 4:43am, sunset 9:21pm - Birmingham, England: sunrise 4:44am, sunset 9:34pm - Liverpool, England: sunrise 4:43am, sunset 9:40pm

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Summer solstice 2022: All you need to know about the longest day ... (Livemint)

June solstice also marks the onset summer season in the Northern Hemisphere and winter season in the Southern Hemisphere.

Hence the days are longer in Northern Hemisphere and shorter in Southern Hemisphere. The word "solstice" comes from the Latin words "sol" (i.e. sun) and "sistere" (i.e. stationary). It occurs twice a year. In the Northern Hemisphere, it happens in June and in the Southern Hemisphere, it occurs in December.

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When is summer solstice 2022 — and what does it mean? (New York Post)

The summer solstice — also known as the June solstice or midsummer — can occur any time between June 20 and June 22. “It all depends on when the sun reaches its ...

That is also known as the meteorological summer. According to Visit Sweden, the “midsummer never-ending lunch party formula involves flowers in your hair, dancing around a pole, singing songs while drinking unsweetened, flavored schnapps. The end of spring is near — and the start of summer is just hours away.

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Summer solstice 2022: What is it and how is it significant? (The Indian Express)

The Earth orbits the sun at an angle. So for half the year, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun and therefore, it is summer for the Northern ...

Solstices happen twice per year: one for the winter and one for the summer and this is interchanged depending on which Hemisphere you live in. June 21 is the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. For temperate regions, the summer solstice is when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.

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