The Solstice Day is a LONG Day - Make the Most of it
Start At GC9XBME - Sunrise starts the Solstice Day (Stevington) from 04:30 to 05:00
Then on to here for Solstice Time at 15:58
Then Finish the Day at GCA95TV at Ivinghoe Beacon watch the Sunset at 21:21 - Just the right away to finish the LONGEST day
WHAT WE ARE CELEBRATING HERE?
When is the summer solstice in 2023?
In 2023 the summer solstice will occur on Wednesday 21 June at 15:58 BST.
What is the summer solstice?
The summer solstice occurs in June in the Northern Hemisphere and marks midsummer: the 'longest day' and 'shortest night' of the year.
On this day, the number of hours of daylight are at their maximum, while the number of hours of night are at their minimum.
However, while most people consider the summer solstice to be a day, it is in reality an exact moment in time that falls upon that day. This moment comes when whichever hemisphere you're in is most tilted towards the Sun.
What is a solstice? The astronomical definition
Our Earth rotates on its axis once each day, producing the cycle of day and night.
At the same time, the Earth moves around the Sun on its orbit over the course of a year.
However, the axis of rotation of the Earth is not lined up with the axis of motion around the Sun. Instead, it is tilted slightly at 23.44°.1
This tilt means that during one half of the year the North side of the Earth is tilted slightly towards the Sun and the South is tilted away. For the other half of the year the reverse is true.
At the exact moment that the northern hemisphere is most tilted towards the Sun, the northern hemisphere experiences its summer solstice. The southern hemisphere, by contrast, has its winter solstice.
About six months later, the northern hemisphere has its winter solstice while the southern hemisphere is at its summer solstice.
These key points in the year, along with the equinoxes, help to determine the seasons on Earth.
By the Trig Point there will be a Log should you want to sign it, a box to leave TB's behind or swap, a view worth making the walk for