JUNE 21 saw 16 hours and 38 minutes of daylight on what was the longest day of the year.
The sun rose at 5am yesterday and set at 9.57pm yesterday evening in one of two solstices that take place each year.
Met Éireann shared a beautiful picture of the sunrise from their headquarters in Glasnevin, County Dublin this morning.
Summer solstice sunrise from Met Éireann HQ at 5 am this morning ☀️#SummerSolstice2018 pic.twitter.com/s9NIz4BTav
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) June 21, 2018
In Ireland and Britain, the Summer Solstice – also known as Midsummer – traditionally takes falls on June 21 each year.
It is the longest day of the year, i.e. when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere.
The winter solstice is the complete opposite, i.e. when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted furthest away from the son – hence the shortest day of the year.
Pictures of the sun rising and setting were trending yesterday - take a look below at some of the best photos...
#SummerSolstice2018 occurs at 11.07 am on 21st June. In Latin ‘Solstitium’ means ‘sun-stopping’, as the sun reaches its highest point in the sky & appears to stand still, giving us #TheLongestDay of the year. #Stonehenge aligns with the #SummerSolstice #sunrise. #FolkloreThursday pic.twitter.com/y4P6cEK0O5
— Maude Frome (@frome_maude) June 20, 2018
Wishing everyone everywhere
a blessed #SummerSolstice!#Stonehenge #FirstDayOfSummer #SummerSolstice2018 pic.twitter.com/yiF8UH4vwU— Suzanne Pardue (@PardueSuzanne) June 21, 2018
Dawn on this #SummerSolstice2018 over @Ely_Cathedral @ElyIslandPie @SpottedInEly @visitely @thisiselycambs @HeartCambs @CambridgeshireF @thefensmag @EastCambs @itvanglia @BBCLookEast @JonestheNews @lizzieweather @BBCWthrWatchers pic.twitter.com/E0LJNhsaA5
— Andrew Sharpe (@SharpeImages_UK) June 21, 2018
“This is the solstice, the still point
of the sun, its cusp and midnight,
the year’s threshold
and unlocking, where the past
lets go of and becomes the future;
the place of caught breath…” Margaret Atwood#WednesdayWisdom #SummerSolstice2018 pic.twitter.com/m86g3ImkcL— Information Centre (@SalisInfo) June 20, 2018
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