WHY JUNE 21ST IS THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR

June 21st is the longest day of the year and the day is also known as ‘summer solstice’ means
longest day of the Summer Season. At the same time today is International yoga day and
International Music day also. Since the earth rotate on the axis, the North of the Equator
receives more direct Sunlight.

When is the longest day of the year?

The longest day of the year will take place today, on Friday June 21.

The Summer Solstice will give Britons a whole 16 hours and 38 minutes of daylight. On this day
the Sun will rise at 4.42am and set at 21.21 pm.

Longest day 2019: Longest day of the year Friday June 21 2019.
When do the days start shortening?

The days will start shorten form Friday June 21.

The days will continue to shorten until Friday, December 21, when the winter solstice officially
begin.

The winter solstice will see the longest night and shortest day of the year in northern
hemisphere.

Longest day 2019: The summer solstice will give Britons 16 hours and 38 minutes of Daylight

Why do we have summer solstice?

In the summer, days fell longer because the Sun rises earlier in the morning and sets later at
night.

When the north pole of the Earth is tilted toward the sun, people in the Northern Hemisphere
receive more sunlight.

The day the Earth’s North Pole is tilted closest to the sun is called summer solstice.

So between March and September, Earth’s Northern Hemisphere gets more exposure to direct
sunlight over the course the course of a day.
The rest of the year, Southern Hemisphere gets more and will have summer Solstice when
people in the Northern Hemisphere have Winter Solstice.

This is what create seasons.

In the Northern Hemisphere, peak sunlight usually occurs on June 20, 21 or 22 of any given
year.

By contrast the Southern Hemisphere reaches peak sunlight on December 21, 22 or 23.

Longest day 2019: When the North Pole is tilted closest to the Sun is called Summer Solstice.