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The Summer Solstice

19/06/2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

This year, the Summer Solstice falls on 21 June and is the longest day of the year, when there are approximately 17 hours of light and when the sun is at its highest point of the year in the northern hemisphere. The name comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “sun stands still”. It happens because […]

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The Summer Solstice

19/06/2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

This year, the Summer Solstice falls on 21 June and is the longest day of the year, when there are approximately 17 hours of light and when the sun is at its highest point of the year in the northern hemisphere. The name comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “sun stands still”. It happens because […]

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The Summer Solstice

19/06/2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

This year, the Summer Solstice falls on 20 June and is the longest day of the year, when there are approximately 17 hours of light and when the sun is at its highest point of the year in the northern hemisphere. The name comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “sun stands still”. It happens because […]

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The Summer Solstice

20/06/2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

This year, the Summer Solstice falls on 21 June and is the longest day of the year, when there are approximately 17 hours of light and when the sun is at its highest point of the year in the northern hemisphere. The name comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “sun stands still”. It happens because […]

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The Summer Solstice

20/06/2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

This year, the Summer Solstice falls on 21 June and is the longest day of the year, when there are approximately 17 hours of light and when the sun is at its highest point of the year in the northern hemisphere. The name comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “sun stands still”. It happens because […]

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Summer Solstice

20/06/2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

This year, the Summer Solstice falls on 21 June and is the longest day of the year, when there are approximately 17 hours of light and when the sun is at its highest point of the year in the northern hemisphere. The name comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “sun stands still”. It happens because […]

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Summer Solstice and the Strawberry Moon (Full Rose Moon)

20/06/2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

This year, the Summer Solstice falls on this date, 20 June, and is the longest day of the year, when there are approximately 17 hours of light and when the Sun is at its highest point of the year in the northern hemisphere. The name comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “sun stands still”. It […]

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