The Longest Day
When is the longest (or shortest) day?
When is the next Solstice / Equinox this year?
In the Northern Hemisphere the Summer Solstice
occurs around June 21st whilst the Winter Solstice occurs around
December 21st each year. In the Southern Hemisphere the respective dates
are reversed.
In the Northern Hemisphere the Vernal Equinox (Spring Equinox) occurs
around March 21st whilst the Autumnal Equinox (Fall Equinox) occurs
around September 21st each year. Again in the Southern Hemisphere the
respective dates are reversed.
Precise dates and times of solstices and equinoxes are given below:
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2012
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2012 05:14
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 20 2012 23:09
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2012 14:49
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2012 11:11
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2013
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2013 11:02
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2013 05:04
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2013 20:44
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2013 17:11
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2014
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2014 16:57
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2014 10:51
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 23 2014 02:29
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2014 23:03
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2015
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2015 22:45
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2015 16:38
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 23 2015 08:20
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 22 2015 04:38
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2016
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2016 04:30
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 20 2016 22:34
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2016 14:21
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2016 10:44
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2017
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2017 10:28
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2017 04:24
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2017 20:02
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2017 16:28
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2018
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2018 16:15
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2018 10:07
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 23 2018 0154
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2018 22:22
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2019
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2019 21:58
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 21 2019 15:54
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 23 2019 07:50
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 22 2019 04:19
GMT
Date & Time of Solstices & Equinoxes in 2020
Vernal Equinox (Spring) March 20 2020 03:49
GMT
Summer Solstice (Summer) June 20 2020 21:43
GMT
Autumnal Equinox (Fall) September 22 2020 13:30
GMT
Winter Solstice (Winter) December 21 2020 10:02
GMT
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Mountain Time (MT ),
Pacific Time (PST ),
Alaska Time (AKST ),
Hawaii Time (HST ),
Daylight
Saving Time (DST )
Europe
Time
Central European Time (CET ),
Eastern European Time (EET ),
Western European Time (WET ),
British Summer Time (BST )
Asia Pacific
Time
China Time (CST ),
India
Time (IST ),
Japan
Time (JST )
Countries
on GMT
Europe
(Winter only)
UK ,
Ireland ,
Portugal
Africa
(All Year)
St
Helena ,
Burkina Faso ,
Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Ivory Coast ,
Liberia ,
Mali ,
Mauritania ,
Morocco ,
Sao Tome ,
Senegal ,
Togo ,
Western Sahara
