The longest day is longer than the longest night. Here’s why…
June 21st, 2010
Today is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. At 11:28 UTC the sun reaches its highest point on the celestial sphere. Days will now start to get shorter as we move to the winter solstice and the longest night.
You may not know that the longest day is in fact always longer than the longest night due to the reasons detailed on this page - Comparative Lengths of Days and Nights. An interesting bit of trivia.
For now though, for those of us in the northern hemisphere, the longest night and the winter that comes with it are several months away so let’s make the most of what summer remains and a happy solstice to all!