You know it for the first time... Facts about the summer solstice

Arabia Weather - The “solstice” means that the sun has reached its highest point in the sky during the year; Today, Thursday, the summer solstice will occur in the northern hemisphere, and for those who enjoy knowing the facts, we will present to you in this article some amazing facts about the summer solstice .

Facts about the summer solstice

• The summer solstice is the longest day of the year

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, but only in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, June 20 is the shortest day of the year.

• The first summer solstice in 228 years will occur in 2024

The summer solstice of 2024 comes early since 1796, as the seasons usually begin on the twenty-first day of the appropriate month, but this is not always the case, and the moment of the solstice this year comes especially early. The main reason for this is that the year 2024 is the year During leap years, the timing of the solstice moves earlier, so things generally balance out over time.

• No one knows who discovered the summer solstice

The question of who first discovered that the longest day of the year corresponds to the Sun's highest point in the sky is "something that cannot be precisely answered," Owen Gingerich, professor emeritus of astronomy and the history of science at Harvard University, told TIME in 2016. There is no writing recording this great discovery, it has been lost in the mists of time!

But "Egyptian Stonehenge" is the first known evidence of observing the summer solstice; About 6,000 to 6,500 years ago, it is believed that Bedouin cattle herders in southern Egypt arranged the stones to align with the path of the solstice sun in the Nabta Playa basin below the Tropic of Cancer.

Where the [solstice] was important evidence, he says:

Well, the Nile River is about to enter its flood cycle

This is where their calendar begins.

• The day of the summer solstice is beneficial for solar energy

More sunlight per day means more power for solar panels, which enhances the electrical supply in homes through solar systems. On social media, many solar companies will likely take advantage of the summer solstice to talk about the benefits of clean energy solutions.

• The summer solstice is not the hottest day of the year

This year, the summer solstice coincides with a record heatwave in many parts of the world. However, we are still at the beginning of summer, so the hottest temperatures of the year usually occur in July or August.

• On the summer solstice your shadow will be the shortest of the year

Since the sun is at its highest point in the sky on this day, you will notice that your shadow at noon is the shortest of the year.

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What is the effect of the summer solstice on humans and animals?

A rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs every 20 years.. The “Strawberry Moon,” the first full moon of the summer, will adorn the sky on this date.

Sources:

time.com