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This year, the Summer Solstice arrived at 10:42 p.m. on June 20. The word “solstice” is derived from the Latin words sol (Sun ...

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Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.

The summer solstice falls late in the day on Friday, June 20 in the United States (it will already be Saturday, June 21 in Europe). It's the longest day and shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere.

After the summer solstice, the days will get shorter. The sun will appear lower in the sky each day until the winter solstice, on Dec. 21. What time is the summer solstice this year?