Summer Solstice 2015 in Korea
2015 Summer Solstice, June Solstice
The Solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice, once in summer
and once in winter, each year when the Sun reaches its highest position in the
sky as seen from the North or South Pole. During Solstices the tilt of the axil
of the Earth (with respect to the Sun) is the maximum at 23° 26'.
Solstices occur on 20th or 21st
June and 21st or 22nd December each year. During summer
the day of the solstice is the longest day of the year and during winter the
day of the solstice is the shortest day of the year.
During June it is Summer Solstice
in the Northern hemisphere and Winter
Solstice in the Southern hemisphere. In other words during June
Solstice it is summer time in the UK, the USA, Canada, Russia, India and
China and it is the longest day of the year while it is winter time in
Australia, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa and it is the
shortest day of the year.
Similarly during December it is Winter
Solstice in the Northern hemisphere and Summer Solstice in the Southern
hemisphere. In other words during December Solstice it is winter time in
the UK, the USA, Canada, Russia, India and China and it is the shortest day of
the year while it is summer time in Australia, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand
and South Africa and it is the longest day of the year.
To avoid any confusion Solstices are
preferably referred as June Solstice (Northern Solstice) and December Solstice
(Southern Solstice). Summer Solstice is also known as Aestival Solstice.
The Solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice, once in summer and once in winter, each year when the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky as seen from the North or South Pole. During Solstices the tilt of the axil of the Earth (with respect to the Sun) is the maximum at 23° 26'.
