Summer solstice

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Summer solstice

General facts

Longest day of the year.

The Sun is at its highest point.

Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun.

Sun

Northern Hemisphere

More hours of sunlight.

Summer starts here.

Position

Longest day, shortest night.

Sun is highest in the sky.

Energy

Sunlight intensity changes with Earth’s tilt.

The Sun gives light and heat.

Earth

Distance from the Sun changes slightly, but tilt creates seasons.

Earth orbits the Sun every year.

Rotation

A day is 24 hours.

Earth spins on its axis.

Tilt

Tilt causes the seasons.

Earth is tilted at 23.5°.

Moon

Tides

affects the tides, not the seasons.

Orbit

doesn't affect the solstice directly.

orbits Earth every 28 days.