Today is not the longest day of the year
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
United States
June 20, 2016 1:45pm CST
I repeat, today is not the longest day of the year. All days of the year are the same length, 24 hours.
However, today is the day with the longest amount of daylight. Starting tomorrow the sun will come up a little later and set a little earlier and the same the next day and the next...but for today, enjoy the day with the longest amount of sunshine.
photo: pixabay.com/en/sunrise-clouds-rising-sun-sky-sun-153600/
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jun 16
As a matter of fact the sun will come up a little later only after the 23rd of June, same for the sunset. I am checking the dusk and dawn table at my location, we will lose one minute (both sides)from the 24th to the 26th. By the end of the month we are going to lose 8 minutes in total.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
22 Jun 16
@AbbyGreenhill I do not want to think when it will be dark at 6 PM, I would love to live in a place where the night always comes around 7/7:30 PM. I should approach the Equator line to have always the same number of daylights and nigh time hours.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
22 Jun 16
@LadyDuck But then, near the Equator, it would be really really hot all the time.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Jun 16
and in a few months it will be dark at 6 pm....but I don't want to think about that!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Jun 16
Daylight/sunshine - same thing!!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Jun 16
@AbbyGreenhill You have obviously not been to Manchester.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Jun 16
@Asylum You're right, never went there nor plan to go there. I won't/don't fly and it's a long swim.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jul 16
There are probably still people that think the world is flat.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21 Jun 16
Yes, that is very true, it is the day with the longest sunlight.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Jun 16
It's kinda like the Daylight Savings Time fiasco @AbbyGreenhill .
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Jun 16
dont need more, too hot already! lol
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Jun 16
As of today it will be a minute or two less.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
20 Jun 16
Thats an interesting and fun fact lol
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
21 Jun 16
24 hours is 24 hours but more sunlight is a happy thing. Sadly its gets shorter now.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Jun 16
Yes, minute by minute the sunlight shortens.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Jun 16
Opposite sides of the time zones!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Jun 16
@miniam You said you didn't feel well, maybe that's why LOL!
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
20 Jun 16
@AbbyGreenhill
Thanks for the reminder,wonder where i`ve been hiding.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
27 Jul 16
This was written in June but you can celebrate today.
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@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
20 Jun 16
You are right if you mean 24 hour days. But when we oppose day to night it is different.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Jun 16
A day is 24 hours every day. Today is the longest daylight of all 365 days.
@sallypup (61627)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Jun 16
Happy Solstice to you. May the Goddess bless you and yours.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Jun 16
I was corrected once and never forgot it! LOL.
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@manohar282 (88)
•
21 Jun 16
now the sun will start to show up lesser and lesser day by day till winters. SOLSTICE.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Jun 16
Yes, that will happen but slowly!
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