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The Longest Day
When is the longest (or shortest) day?
When is the next Solstice / Equinox this year?
In the Northern Hemisphere the Summer Solstice
occurs around June 21st whilst the Winter Solstice occurs around
December 21st each year. In the Southern Hemisphere the respective dates
are reversed.
In the Northern Hemisphere the Vernal Equinox (Spring Equinox) occurs
around March 21st whilst the Autumnal Equinox (Fall Equinox) occurs
around September 21st each year. Again in the Southern Hemisphere the
respective dates are reversed.
Precise dates and times of solstices and equinoxes are given below:
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2012
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2012 05:14
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 20 2012 23:09
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2012 14:49
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2012 11:11
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2013
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2013 11:02
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2013 05:04
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2013 20:44
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2013 17:11
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2014
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2014 16:57
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2014 10:51
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 23 2014 02:29
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2014 23:03
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2015
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2015 22:45
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2015 16:38
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 23 2015 08:20
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 22 2015 04:38
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2016
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2016 04:30
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 20 2016 22:34
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2016 14:21
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2016 10:44
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2017
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2017 10:28
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2017 04:24
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2017 20:02
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2017 16:28
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2018
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2018 16:15
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2018 10:07
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 23 2018 0154
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2018 22:22
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2019
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2019 21:58
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2019 15:54
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 23 2019 07:50
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 22 2019 04:19
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2020
- Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2020 03:49
GMT
- Summer Solstice (Summer) June 20 2020 21:43
GMT
- Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2020 13:30
GMT
- Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2020 10:02
GMT
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News:
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USA & Canada clocks
on Standard Time until:
Sunday 11 March 2012 2am local time
Europe / UK clocks
on Standard Time until:
Sunday 25 March 2012 01:00 GMT
UK clocks change trial being considered
Have your say YES
or NO
Australia clocks
on Daylight Saving Time
Cuba will end DST two weeks later this year
Delayed to 13 November 2011 at 01:00
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USA
Time + Canada Time
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Atlantic Time (Canada),
Eastern
Time (EST),
Central Time (CST),
Mountain Time (MT),
Pacific Time (PST),
Alaska Time (AKST),
Hawaii Time (HST),
Daylight
Saving Time (DST)
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Europe
Time
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Central European Time (CET),
Eastern European Time (EET),
Western European Time (WET),
British Summer Time (BST)
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Asia Pacific
Time
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China Time (CST),
India
Time (IST),
Japan
Time (JST)
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Countries
on GMT
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Europe
(Winter only)
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UK,
Ireland,
Portugal
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Africa
(All Year)
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St
Helena,
Burkina Faso,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Sao Tome,
Senegal,
Togo,
Western Sahara
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