The summer season (summer solstice) arrived in Azerbaijan on June 21 at 12:24.
elchi reports that the astronomical summer season has begun in the Northern Hemisphere, while winter has started in the Southern Hemisphere. During this event, the smallest angle is formed between the Earth’s axis of rotation and the direction of the Sun.
As a result, the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky of the year. Today in Baku, the Sun is at its maximum height above the horizon (73.1°) at noon.
Today is the day when the longest day and the shortest night of the year are observed. The length of the day is 15 hours, 03 minutes, and 24 seconds, while the length of the night is 8 hours, 56 minutes, and 36 seconds. The duration of the summer season will be 93 days, 15 hours, 40 minutes, and 42 seconds.