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The Summer Solstice , the longest day of the year and also the official beginning of the summer season, will officially arrive on Tuesday, June Typically the summer solstice is the day of the year with the longest daylight hours except in the polar regions, where daylight is continuous for many months during the spring and summer.

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere will officially arrive on Tuesday at p. Ex-Alitalia flight attendants strip off uniforms in protest Oct 20, AM. Details emerge about 'Rust' crew member's safety record as production is paused 4 hours ago. Henrietta Lacks' grandchildren sue biotech company Oct 14, AM.

Siberia's rapidly melting permafrost is changing the landscape Oct 25, PM. Massive storms hit country from coast to coast Oct 25, PM. Gun violence: An American epidemic? The summer solstice occurs when the sun is the farthest north in the sky, directly above the Tropic of Cancer.

According to USA Today , the exact moment of the solstice today will occur at p. While some consider the summer solstice as the beginning of summer, many actually regard it as midsummer, though the definition varies between different regions and cultures. In the Southern Hemisphere, today actually marks the winter solstice. These seasons will again be flipped between the hemispheres on December 22, when the second solstice of the year occurs winter for Northern Hemisphere, and summer for Southern Hemisphere.

From About. On June 21, there are 24 hours of daylight north of the Arctic Circle The sun's rays are directly overhead along the Tropic of Cancer the latitude line at Mark Hammergren , an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, said he doesn't feel too bad about the declining significance of the solstices in modern society. The University of Arizona's Holbrook, however, thinks there are certain benefits in keeping the tradition alive.

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