Summer Solstice - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:10:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Summer Solstice - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 5 Ways to Enjoy the Longest Day of the Year Around DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/06/21/5-ways-to-enjoy-the-longest-day-of-the-year-around-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ways-to-enjoy-the-longest-day-of-the-year-around-dc Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:02:24 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1641986 Today is the summer solstice, marking the official start of summer and the longest day of the year. The sun will be out for around 15 hours today, leaving ample opportunity to have some fun after work. Here are five ideas for how to spend those extra hours of daylight, even if it’s raining outside. […]

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5 Memorable Events Celebrating Summer Solstice in DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/06/20/5-memorable-events-celebrating-summer-solstice-in-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-memorable-events-celebrating-summer-solstice-in-dc Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:08:49 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1642002 The summer Solstice is on June 21 this year in the northern hemisphere, officially marking the beginning of summer. It’s the longest day of the year, as the northern hemisphere’s pole has a maximum tilt towards the sun—Washingtonians can expect almost 15 hours of sunlight. Here are some ways to mark the solstice. Smithsonian Solstice […]

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Summer Solstice Events for Savoring These Long Summer Days https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/06/15/summer-solstice-events-for-savoring-these-long-summer-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-solstice-events-for-savoring-these-long-summer-days Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:57:24 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1584944 Braid yourself a flower crown, dance barefoot, or crack open a cold one—we’re approaching the summer solstice on June 21, marking the official first day of summer and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.  In DC, we’re set to get nearly 15 hours of glorious daylight, during which the sun will […]

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Start Summer Off Right: 10 Fun Solstice Events Around Washington This Week https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/18/start-summer-off-right-10-fun-solstice-events-around-washington-this-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=start-summer-off-right-10-fun-solstice-events-around-washington-this-week Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:00:45 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=745712 The summer solstice this year falls on Friday, June 21, at exactly 11:54 a.m. in Washington, marking the official start of summer. On each of three days, June 20 through 22, Washingtonians can bask in about 14 hours of daylight. Here are a few ways to take advantage of all that extra daylight between sunrise […]

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