The peak of summer has arrived, meaning it’s all downhill from here. June 20 marks the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. This phenomenon occurs when the Earth’s pole is most tilted directly towards the sun, bathing us in the peak of summer sunlight.
From this point onward, daylight hours will gradually shorten, signaling the dreaded transition back to winter. What is the summer solstice? Typically, the summer solstice occurs on June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, but this year we celebrate the longest day and shortest night of the year a day earlier, making the astronomical occurrence While this is occurring in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere is at its , marking it their winter solstice and shortest day of the year. The summer solstice is a moment where time seems to stand still.
According to , the term “solstice” originates from two Latin words, “sun” and “standstill,” showcasing the sun’s delayed appearance in the sky. The “solstice pause” marks an eagerness to grasp the summer sun a little longer, before our short days take over. For Utah, the sun rose at making the peak of the solstice at 2:50 p.
m. This gives Utahns 15 hours and 6 minutes of daylight. According to after the astronomical summer peak, days will start to become shorter by about one minute every three days.
So, how can Utahns make the most of this longest day of the year before the shorter, darker days return? Midsummer celebration has been observed throughou.