2006-06-22 06:01:48 · 25 answers · asked by sueet2b 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, respectively, in the sense that the length of time elapsed between sunrise and sunset on this day is a maximum for the year. Of course, daylight saving time means that the first Sunday in April has 23 hours and the last Sunday in October has 25 hours, but these human meddlings with the calendar and do not correspond to the actual number of daylight hours. In Chicago, there are 15:02 hours of daylight on the summer solstice of June 21, 1999.
2006-06-22 06:08:10 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The longest day of the year falls on the Summer Solstice, which is around June 20 - 21. This year it was at 8:26 AM (EST) yesterday, June 21st.
2006-06-22 06:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girl yesterday was the day the sun stayed up the longest
June 21ST,2006
2006-06-22 06:13:08 · answer #3 · answered by Lea M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
June 21st is the day sun out the longest
2006-06-22 06:05:29 · answer #4 · answered by dennydotcom1969 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's most frequently June 20/21 in the US/Northern Hemisphere, December 20/21 in the Southern Hemisphere. The day is called the summer solstice. This year it was on the 21st (yesterday).
2006-06-22 06:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by senormooquacka 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun doesn't stay up longer the earth is moving around it at the same speed all year!The earth is tilted on its axis. During the summer months its pointing to the sun and the winter months its pointed away from the sun.
2006-06-22 06:10:48 · answer #6 · answered by Retarded Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The summer solstice which is where the Earth is the farthest away from the sun in the elliptical orbit, it happened to be yesterday in the Northern hemisphere, hence the huge party at Stonehenge.
2006-06-22 06:06:10 · answer #7 · answered by darrell4613 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun's always 'up' somewhere, but it is visible the longest on the summer solstice, or first day of summer.
2006-06-22 06:04:10 · answer #8 · answered by Amy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Summer Solstice, June 21, yesterday....
2006-06-22 06:06:23 · answer #9 · answered by Free & Sassy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was YESTERDAY! But I'm not actually sure. It's called Summer Solstice, and usually falls around June 21st
Nope, this year it was the Tuesday the 20th. It was also the first day of summer! Happy Summer everybody!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_solstice#Holidays
2006-06-22 06:03:48 · answer #10 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋