Google Summer Solstice (June 22, 2011)

Summer Solstice or First Day of Summer occurs this year at 1:16 p.m. EDT. This marks the time where the sun’s rays are direct overhead at 23.5 degrees north latitude or known as Tropic Cancer. For north equator areas, June 21 is the longest daylight period and shortest night period of the year, and the… Continue reading Google Summer Solstice (June 22, 2011)