When is Summer Solstice 2016?

Hello, summer.

That always-too-short season officially starts Monday, June 20th. More specifically, the summer solstice will be Monday at 6:34 p.m.

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What is the sumer solstice? In a broad sense, it's the day with the most sunlight of the year. But 6:34 p.m. is when the sun reaches it's northernmost point of the equator.

In Massachusetts, the day is expected to be 15 hours 17 minutes long, the sun rising at 5:07 a.m. and setting at 8:24 p.m., according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. Click here to see how long the day will be where you are.

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