{"id":2272747,"date":"2024-06-20T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-years-summer-solstice-the-earliest-since-1796\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:53:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:53:46","slug":"this-years-summer-solstice-the-earliest-since-1796","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-years-summer-solstice-the-earliest-since-1796\/","title":{"rendered":"This year&#8217;s summer solstice is the earliest since 1796"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-years-summer-solstice-the-earliest-since-1796%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2272747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-love-reproductive-choice-until-women-choose-to-stop-taking-the-pill\/\" title=\"Media supports reproductive choice until women opt to discontinue using contraception\">summary discusses<\/a> an unusual astronomical event: this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-official-who-beat-corgi-to-death-has-been-criticized-and-educated\/\" title=\"China: Official Who Beat Corgi to Death Has Been 'Criticized and Educated'\">summer solstice<\/a>,\u2064 early by \u2062historical standards and the earliest since 1796. The\u2063 summer\u200c solstice, marking the day with the most hours of daylight and \u2063the start of summer\u2062 in \u2064the Northern Hemisphere, is \u2063happening earlier \u2063each year and is predicted to continue doing so through the end of the millennium. During \u200bthe\u2064 solstice, the sun will rise and set at its most \u2064extreme northeastern and northwestern points. \u2064The text provides historical context by\u2064 linking the\u2064 year\u2064 1796 to significant political events, including George \u2063Washington&#8217;s farewell address and the presidential race between John Adams and Thomas \u2062Jefferson.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>This year\u2019s summer solstice is the earliest in 228 years. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3049808\/admit-it-its-already-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>summer solstice<\/a> marks the day of the year with the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hours of daylight<\/a> and the beginning of summer \u2014 it\u2019s set to get earlier and earlier each year until the end of the millennium. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is marked by the time when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornado-watch-in-effect-for-southeast-thunderstorms-to-hit-near-coast\/\" title=\"Tornado watch in effect for Southeast, thunderstorms to hit near coast\">sun rises<\/a> and sets at its most northeasterly and northwesterly points during the year.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s solstice is the earliest since 1796: the same year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Washington<\/a> said his farewell address and John Adams beat Thomas Jefferson in the presidential race. The summer solstice can occur between June 20-22, but this is the first time it has fallen on the 20th since June 20, 1796. It will continue to happen 45-50 minutes earlier until the next century.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, June 21, 2023. Summer kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere once again with the summer solstice on Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The date will continue to shift earlier and earlier because the Gregorian calendar divides one year into 365 days. However, that calculation is slightly off from Earth\u2019s actual full orbital time around the sun, which is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds.\u00a0Every four years, Leap Day corrects that.<\/p>\n<p>To account for the slightly off math, even with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-do-the-days-of-the-week-occur-exactly-four-times-in-february-only-every-823-years\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Do The Days Of The Week Occur Exactly Four Times In February Only Every 823 Years?\">leap years<\/a>, the calendar resets by skipping leap day every four centuries. The next reset is due in the year 2100, which means every successive leap year from now until 2100 will be the earliest solstice since 1796 by 45 minutes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/06\/18\/summer-solstice-2024-earliest-in-228-years\/74090951007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>solstice<\/a> occurs at the precise moment when the sun is at its highest point in the sky each year and directly above the Tropic of Cancer. This year, that will be at 4:50 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n<p>On next year\u2019s summer solstice, which will fall on June 25, a Strawberry Moon will appear, which is the lowest full moon of the year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/the-sun\/the-2024-summer-solstice-will-be-the-earliest-for-228-years-heres-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Live Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s summer solstice is the earliest in 228 years, marking the longest day of daylight and the start of summer. It will continue to occur earlier annually until the millennium&#8217;s end. 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