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What's in the Sky: Summer solstice means long days and shorter nights

  • By Jim White
  • Updated

June is here, with our longest days and shortest nights. At the start of June, sunset occurs at about 8:50 p.m. On the summer solstice, June 21, the sun will set at about 9 p.m. Sunset will remain at about 9 p.m. for the rest of June. Darkness will obviously come late — on June 21 it will not get completely dark until after 11:30 p.m.

What to look for in the May night sky
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What to look for in the May night sky

  • What's In the Sky -- by Jim White
  • Updated

May brings us longer, warmer days as the Sun marches north toward June’s summer solstice. By the end of the month we’ll have 15 hours and 29 minutes of daylight.