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Summer Solstice 2010: Longest day in the northern hemisphere today

Posted on 21 June 2010 by Anand Chatterjee

Summer Solstice 2010

Summer Solstice 2010

The word ‘solstice’ has been derived from the Latin words ‘sol’ (Sun) and ‘sistere’ (to stand still).

This day marks the longest day in the northern hemisphere, and the shortest day in the other half of the earth, in the Southern Hemisphere. [Summer solstice [longest day of the year] in Pictures]

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