ORday will be longest day of the year And the beginning of the summer season. The astronomical one, however, not to be confused with the meteorological summer, which began on 1 June instead.
Welcome summer solstice
In short, today is the summer solsticeor that moment in which the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
The result is that at this date, the Northern Hemisphere is flooded with light and the hours of the day last longer than any other 365. On the contrary, during the winter solsticeon 21 December, the declination will touch its minimum e you will have the shortest day of all.
The sun rises over the stones at Stonehenge in Wiltshire as crowds gather at dawn on the summer solstice. (Getty Images)
How much light this day
Therefore, describing a precise moment of the day, this year’s solstice will take place precisely this morning at 11:13 am Italian time. AND, the hours of light will increase as you move north.
Natural lighting will thus last 15 hours and 42 minutes a Milan15 hours and 33 minutes a Bologna15 hours and 28 minutes a Florence15 hours and 16 minutes a Rome15 hours and 7 minutes a Naples.
The summer solstice is not always on June 21st
The date of the summer solstice is defined as “mobile”in the sense that it does not always happen on June 21st. Sometimes it can anticipate to 20.
It happens because our calendar, which counts 365 days, and the time it takes the Earth to complete its full circle around the Sun, which lasts 6 hours longer, do not coincide perfectly.
And this causes yes that sometimes equinoxes and solstices do not fall precisely on June 21st. But it is also the reason why the leap year exists.
A day full of “magic”
In several ancient civilizations, this day was considered “magical”. It was believed, in fact, that the large amount of light released was an evident manifestation of the deities and that it promises a connection and a particular closeness to the divine element.
Yoga Day, the one in New York is beautiful
Nowadays, June 21 is celebrated Yoga Day all over the world, in the name of peace, meditation and balance with nature. Among the most spectacular meetings dedicated to this holistic discipline, there is undoubtedly the one in New York.
Between a sun salutation and a chaturanga dandasanathe city celebrates the arrival of summer and the longest day of the year by filling, for once, thebusiest and busiest intersection in the worldTimes Square, (between Broadway and 7th Avenue between 44th and 48th Streets) of peace and calm with thousands of yogis who from dawn to night alternate in multiple yoga sessions with over ten instructors.
For those who cannot physically be in New York, Mind Over Madness Yoga it will also be broadcast on the various social platforms, on the YouTube channel or on the site.
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