Summer Soltice!

Summer Soltice arrived this morning. You can go ahead and enjoy summer now. It's all about the tilt!

During the summer, the northern hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight because the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. On June 21, the sun's rays will be located directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer, a line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees north of the equator.

For areas north of the Tropic of Cancer, the sun will be at its highest point in the sky at noon on June 21, and those locations will experience their longest amount of daylight of any day this year.

For example, in Dublin, Ireland (latitude of 53.3 degrees), the sun will rise at 4:57 a.m. local time on June 21 and will not set until 9:57 p.m. local time. That's 17 hours of sunlight.

Meanwhile, in Dallas, Texas (latitude of 32.8 degrees), the sun will rise at 6:20 a.m. local time and will set at 8:38 p.m. local time — a total of 14 hours and 18 minutes.

Soon after the summer solstice, the length of daylight in the northern hemisphere will gradually grow shorter each day until the winter solstice in December, when the shortest amount of daylight occurs.

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