Summer solstice

The summer solstice is an astronomical term regarding the position of the Sun in relation to the celestial equator. At the Summer Solstice the sun is 23.45 degrees North of the Celestial Equator (which is the Tropic of Cancer). The Summer Solstice along with the Winter Solstice, Vernal Equinox, and Autumnal Equinox were discovered by the our Northern Hemisphere ancestors and thus refer to Northern Hemisphere conventions and seasons. In the Southern Hemisphere, the Summer Solstice arrival means the start of winter.

Related Topics:
Solstice - Astronomical - Sun - Celestial equator - Tropic of Cancer - Winter Solstice - Vernal Equinox - Autumnal Equinox - Northern Hemisphere - Season - Southern Hemisphere

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The summer solstice is the date with the longest daylight period and hence with the shortest night in the northern hemisphere.

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This date usually falls on June 21/June 22 and is usually considered the start of summer in the Northern hemisphere and winter in the Southern hemisphere.

Related Topics:
June 21 - June 22 - Northern hemisphere

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At the time of the Summer solstice, the earth is in that point of its orbit at which the Norhern hemisphere is most tilted towards the sun, causing the sun to appear at its farthest above the celestial equator when viewed from earth.

Related Topics:
Earth - Orbit - Sun

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