Some countries and cultures really get into celebrating the solstice. It's worth going to their Farmer's Almanac page just to marvel at that. And at the very top of the state, in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, the sun is up for 24 hours. But Fairbanks gets a whopping 21 hours, 49 minutes. Anchorage, Alaska, gets 19 hours, 21 minutes. Miami, 13 hours 45 minutes.Īnd let's talk about the Land of the Midnight Sun. Minneapolis and Seattle, you get 15 hours, 59 minutes of sun. You can figure it out for your city by going to, entering in your city, and clicking on Sun & Moon. The amount of sun you'll get depends on where you live. The June solstice means something different to people living in the southern hemisphere, where it's the shortest day of the year, and marks the beginning of winter. In 2023, it'll be on June 21 again, but in 20, it'll be on June 22.
The solstice isn't always on the same date. (By longest "day," we mean the longest period of sunlight hours.) On the day of the June solstice, the Northern Hemisphere receives sunlight at the most direct angle of the year." What is the summer solstice?Īs the Farmer's Almanac explains, the solstice occurs "when Earth arrives at the point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its maximum tilt" toward the sun, or about 23.5 degrees, which translates to "the longest day and shortest night" of the year. Technically the solstice arrived at 5:14 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, is the longest day of the year, celebrated as the summer solstice.
The day many of us longed for during those short, dark, cold winter days is upon us.
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