Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The summer solstice happens. The summer solstice is also the winter solstice in the opposite hemisphere. On the summer solstice (on the northern hemisphere), the northern hemisphere is tilted most to the sun, giving 24 hours of light to the Arctic Circle and 24 hours of darkness to Antarctica on the day of it.
The last full day of summer, 2011 was...19 March in southern hemisphere time zones west of and including UTC,20 March in southern hemisphere time zones east of and including UTC+1,21 September in northern hemisphere time zones west of and including UTC-10, and22 September in northern hemisphere time zones east of and including UTC-9.
The astronomical summer as mandated by the International Astronomical Union begins June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and December 22 in the Southern Hemisphere. These dates are only "official" for the IAU. The climatological summer as mandated by the World Meteorological Organization begins June 1 in the Northern Hemisphere and December 1 in the Southern Hemisphere. These dates are only "official" for the WMO. Canada and the USA customarily observe the astronomical summer while Australia and New Zealand follow its climatological counterpart. Preference for the two methods of reckoning vary among other western countries. Many Asian countries use lunar dates to reckon the first day of summer.
June 22 in parts of the southern hemisphere that were at least 7 hours ahead of UTC June 21 in the rest of the southern hemisphere December 21 in parts of the northern hemisphere that were at least 6 hours behind UTC December 22 in the rest of the northern hemisphere
March 20th is the spring or vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere
In terms of daylight: In the northern hemisphere, June 21st. In the southern hemisphere, December 22nd.
The longest day in any year is the summer solstice. In 2011, this will occur on June 21 in the Northern hemisphere and December 22 in the Southern hemisphere.
In 2011, the sun will reach the solstices at 1:16 PM ET on June 21, and at 12:30 AM ET on December 22. Which of those you call the "Summer" solstice depends on whether you'll be living in the northern or southern Hemisphere in 2011. -- Northern summer begins on June 21. -- Southern summer begins on December 22.
The constellation Draco is visible in the northern hemisphere sky during the spring and early summer months. It is best observed in the evening during these seasons.
Hainan is an island that is located in southern China. As of 2011, it has a population of 8.77 million people. Hainan is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.
The uninformed said: "There is no series 4 love xxx" Quite to the contrary - Season 4 will be returning in Summer 2011 (read that as Northern Hemisphere, so for that other part of the planet, take that as sometime Jun-Aug 2011).
The summer solstice in 2011 will occur on June 21, 2011.