First Day of Summer!

Some triva for you! Today is the first day of summer and the longest day of the year! Solstice, from the Latin for sun stands still.

At the solstices the sun’s apparent  position on the celestial sphere reaches  its greatest distance above or  below the celestial equator, about 23 1/2° of  arc. At the time of summer  solstice, around June 20 or 21, the sun is directly  overhead at noon at the Tropic of Cancer.

In the Northern Hemisphere the longest day and shortest night of the year   occur on this date, marking the beginning of summer. At winter solstice,  about  December 22, the sun is overhead at noon at the Tropic of Capricorn; this marks the beginning  of  winter in the Northern Hemisphere. For several days before and after each  solstice the sun appears to stand still in the sky, i.e., its noontime   elevation does not seem to change from day to day.