mentor
- 20 Jun 2016 13:48
- 9 of 9
AFTERNOON NEWS AS THE SUN IS READY TO COME OUT
Today is the longest day of the year
Summer solstice 2016:
The first day of summer brings a 'strawberry moon' – but what is the significance of the year's longest day?
What is the summer solstice?
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year - the day in which we can enjoy approximately 17 hours of daylight.
It might seem like good news, but for those of us in the northern hemisphere this is the time when the sun's path stops moving northward in the sky and the days begin to slowly shorten.