longest day
June twenty-first
The longest day is the summer solstice—the day with the most hours of daylight, occurring around June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and December 21 in the Southern.
The phrase often carries metaphorical weight, suggesting an endless or exhausting experience: It felt like the longest day of my life.
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- summerYear's warmest season
- JuneSixth calendar month
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- sunlightRadiance from our star
midnight sun · white nights · midsummer · dawn · first light · dusk · twilight · golden hour · endless · hours · northern · hemisphere · Stonehenge · pagan · celebration · festival · warmth · golden
- Summer Solsticesummer solstice, Midsummer
- Midsummermidsummer, summer solstice, midsommar, solstice, midsummer eve
- space recordsnearest star, closest approach
daylight duration
longest dayshortest day
Year's minimum daylight
winter solstice · December solstice · midwinter · longest night · dead of winter
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