Summer arrived just a little later for the East Coast than the West this year; becoming official just after 1 a.m. Eastern Standard time on Friday, June 21. On the West Coast though, it began at 10:04 p.m. Thursday to be precise.
That’s because a solstice - when the sun reaches it's northernmost point in the sky for the year - occurs at a single moment in time worldwide, 5:04 UTC, in this case.
It’s not unusual for the solstice to span two days, according to Weather Underground – over the past 52 solstices and equinoxes it’s happened 11 times in the continental United States.
During the solstice, we get the most sunlight of any day of the year. Kind of. We’ll see about 14 hours and 57 minutes of sunlight Friday. That's how much sun we had Wednesday and Thursday, too according to the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Brandie Jefferson, editor of Eldersburg Patch, created this article.
It’s not unusual for the solstice to span two days, according to Weather Underground – over the past 52 solstices and equinoxes it’s happened 11 times in the continental United States.
During the solstice, we get the most sunlight of any day of the year. Kind of. We’ll see about 14 hours and 57 minutes of sunlight Friday. That's how much sun we had Wednesday and Thursday, too according to the U.S. Naval Observatory.
So enjoy the sun. There's plenty of sun in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service, and temperatures should be in the mid 80s.
Brandie Jefferson, editor of Eldersburg Patch, created this article.
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