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Solstice —the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere—will occur on Thursday, June 20, at 20:50 Universal Time .
Here’s everything you need to know about the June solstice this week, including why it’s the earliest since 1796.Solstice is a result of Earth rotating on an axis that’s tilted by 23.5 degrees. This obliquity is probably the result of an impact with an asteroid. During its annual orbit of the sun, different parts of Earth receive sunlight for different lengths of time.
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