So far, the longest day of this year occurred on the 21st of June 2019. On this day, the sun brightened the sky longer than any other day. It signifies the emergence of the summer era. This year’s summer solstice arrived around 11:54 Eastern. On this day, the sun directs its rays as far as it can get through the north as such appearing over the tropic of cancer at 23.5 degrees north.
As a result of this occurrence, the sun takes its highest and longest path through the sky. It is essential to know that as the solstice remains the longest day of the year, we do not see our earliest sunset or sunrise on the same day, June 21. Scientifically, as we move closer to the North Pole, daylight hours increase, but the sun closer than ever in the sky. Basically, the summer solstice is the longest day of this year.