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What is the Longest Day Called?
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The longest day is called the Summer Solstice and this day is characterised by the stopping or standing still of the sun. At this time the sun is at its maximum elevation and it results in the shortest night of the year and the longest day.
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The Summer Solstice
Friday, June 21, 2013
in the northern hemisphere
The Summer Solstice is the longest period of daylight in the year. It usually falls around June 21 in the northern hemisphere, and December 21 in the southern.
Related Holidays:
Winter Solstice
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I know for me, it can be some days at work when everything just seems to go wrong. If you are looking for the technically longest day, you would thinking of June 21st.
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The longest day of the year is the summer solstice. We are, unfortunately, along way away from our next summer solstice. For now, enjoy the sun from about 6:30am until around 4:57pm
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The longest day of the year is on summer solstice. It is the longest day in the Nothern Hemisphere. It is usually the 20th or 21st of June. On this day the sun's rays are perpendicular
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It can vary but it usually falls on June 20th or June 21st. This day is also referred to as the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
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