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June 21, 2006

Summer arrives

At 8:26 this morning, Rhode Island officially welcomed the start of summer. The planet is now at the point where the Northern Hemisphere is tilted most directly toward the sun, and the sun is at its highest path through the sky. To see how this year's arrival of the summer solstice compares with years past and future, check out the U.S. Naval Observatory's Calendar of Earth Seasons (all times are listed in Universal Time, or Greenwich Mean Time).

The summer solstice is cause for celebration around much of the world. In Stonehenge, England, today, an estimated 17,000 people gathered this morning to watch the sun rise over the ancient stone circle.

This should also be the longest day of the year; the sun rose today at 5:10 a.m. and will not set until 8:24 tonight.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 8:26 AM | Permalink

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