Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.

Days will become ´shorter´ after the summer solstice … this means less daylight. If you like the ´longer days,´ then your excitement will diminish every day, little by little. To be exact, you will ...

The Qatar Calendar House (QCH) announced that the sun will be directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern He ...

DOHA: The Qatar Calendar House has announced that the sun will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday, June 21, at 5.42am Doha time.Dr ...

What to expect from the world of space and astronomy in 2025? Let's explore the unmissable astronomy moments this year!

When is the summer solstice? On June 20, 2025, the sun will reach its most northerly point in the sky, marking the start of summer.

So, when we measure the angle between the vernal equinox and the hour circle of the object, that’s its right ascension. It’s measured in hours, minutes, and seconds. Yes, hours, not degrees ...

The new moon nearest the vernal equinox is the first day of the Hebrew month of Nisan. Then comes the next full moon, the so-called Paschal Moon, on 14 or 15 Nisan, which also marks Pesach, or ...

The Northern Hemisphere’s vernal (spring) equinox can fall between March 19 and 21 while the fall equinox hits sometime between September 21 and 24.

Spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20 with the vernal equinox as the entire world experiences an equal amount of daylight and darkness.

On the equinox, the length of nighttime is nearly equal to the length of daytime, which is the origin of the term “equi-nox,” or equal-night.