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Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet. A guide to the summer solstice

Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet. A guide to the summer solstice
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This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the equator. It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year and winter will star...

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