June 2022 Solstice

Posted by Newsbytes • Profile • 06/20/22 at 07:00PM • Environment - Energy - Sustainability • Public Interest • Science - Tech - Astronomy • See more by Newsbytes

June 21, 2022, marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere - The day with the longest period of daylight - the beginning of astronomical summer, At the same time, the Southern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice (the day with the shortest period of daylight).Solstices happen twice per year, at the points in Earth’s orbit where this tilt is most pronounced and and mark the change of seasons to summer and winter, respectively. See more

During the solstices, Earth's tilt is at the greatest angle to the plane of its orbit, causing one hemisphere to receive more daylight than the other.