Tag: solstice

Summer solstice, swimming pools and the season’s best produce

Welcome to June — month of Pride, Juneteenth, Father’s Day and the official start of summer. You’ve probably got a lot already planned for the weeks ahead — beach vacations, summer cookouts with your nearest and dearest, tickets to see that big blockbuster in an air-conditioned movie theater — but allow us to share a […]

Upcoming summer solstice signals change in northern sky

At 4:51 p.m. June 20, we celebrate the first day of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. The summer solstice occurs when the northern hemisphere is at its maximum tilt toward the sun. It is also when the sun reaches the farthest north position, which is 23.5 degrees, from the celestial equator. […]