Sunday June 27 will be the day that seems longest. That is, sunset will be latest (for latitude 40° north).
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Tag: solstice
Shortshadow
Tomorrow is the June solstice, one of the points that divide the natural year into four quarters.
Mid year, mid eclipse
The Sun stands still today.
Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New
Here is the sky scene on the last evening of 2018.
Balance
Earth is about to arrive at the December solstice, the fourth of the year’s four cardinal poi
The undark nights of summer
For most of June, and into July, the Sun is so far north in the sky that it doesn’t get much below our horizon.
