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Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Nobody: 1:40pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Today (June 20, 2020), is the longest day of the year For those who have been following the weather (especially children who play a lot, adults who fast, and Muslims who pray around 7 in the evening), you may have noticed that dusk comes much later, and lasts for longer. (Dusk is the period of brief daylight after the sun has set. It marks the boundary between evening and night.) Everywhere becomes dark around 7:30 pm or even much later, instead of around a few minutes to seven as it used to be in the past (at least, here in Lagos). This is happening because we are close to the summer solstice, and in fact, today, June 20, 2020, is the summer solstice. What does Summer Solstice mean? As you should know, the earth revolves around the sun. However, the earth is not completely round and neither is its orbit round the sun. The earth’s orbit is elliptical, which makes the distance between the earth and the sun vary throughout the year. The earth itself is a bit flat at the north and south poles, which makes its side bulge out like a balloon that is about to burst. The result is that, once a year, the earth positions itself such that the sun appears at its highest position in the sky in the northern part of the earth. www.nairaland.com/attachments/11770370_seasonsearthorbitlarge_jpege2f41ba12e676f12b7278da9ea47baa1 The summer solstice is on the left. That day is called the Summer Solstice and is usually between June 20 and 22 every year. However, that moment in 2020 falls on 5:44 pm EDT on June 20 (today). For us in Nigeria, that is 10:44 pm WAT (West African Time). What happens on the Summer Solstice? The summer solstice is always the longest day and shortest night of the year. This means we will enjoy more daylight today than on any other day of the year. People living at the northernmost and southernmost parts of the earth will even enjoy 24 hours of sunlight throughout the day. The summer solstice also marks the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere (the northern half of the earth). However, the reverse will happen in the southern hemisphere (the southern half of the earth) where the sun will be at its lowest point, making the summer solstice the beginning of the winter season in the Southern hemisphere. What about the solar eclipse? Lucky for us, this year’s solstice will coincide with a very rare solstice solar eclipse that will last from 4:45 am to 9:34 am on June 21. (The next solstice solar eclipse will only come around on June 21, 2039.) www.nairaland.com/attachments/11770369_download_pngc26be60cfd1ba40772b5ac48b95ab19b The eclipse will look like the photo above. That is the moon covering the sun with the thin "ring of fire" line visible. Tomorrow’s eclipse will be visible from some parts of Africa and Asia. People living in Congo, Ethiopia, and China will see the eclipse, and so will people living in northern India, southern Pakistan, and the Central African Republic. www.nairaland.com/attachments/11770368_screenshot3_jpeg96647f10afbbedde0709206e8c8ff91a The eclipse will be most visible in the area that is orange in color. Unfortunately, it appears that it will not be visible from Nigeria. Source: I wrote this myself with reference from https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-summer-summer-solstice and https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2020-june-21 210 Likes 14 Shares |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Nobody: 5:10pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Photos added. Lalasticlala, could you help me push this to the front page. Let's educate the people around here. Thank you. 21 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by ChizzyBuna(m): 7:56pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Waiting for our daddy @Righteous To come and spew bibilical jargon 176 Likes 15 Shares |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Lilimax(f): 7:56pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
No be 24 hours make 1 day again :- 7 days make 1 week ?? *Make you no just mention me because I no go talk to you 31 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Amotekun777: 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
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Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Vyolet(f): 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
I noticed today is a bit long really. I wish the eclipse will be visible here too, I have witnessed two different eclipse. 69 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
... it's still thesame timing 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
And this year is the longest year of the 21st Century and 3rd Millennium. YEAR 2020 SO FAR Solar Eclipse, Leap year, Twin year, rumoured for World War III, CoronaVirus pandemic, strange deaths of celebrities/top guys, massive deaths worldwide, worldwide lockdown, impeachment trial for Donald Trump, funny Liverpool EPL coincidence, invincible Hushpuppi finally arrested, SpaceX's first astronaut launch, UK finally pulled out of EU, and many other events. Abule-Ado explosion, Akure explosion, Edo explosion, Fire outbreaks. The list goes on And now, a Solar Eclipse wanna wrap up the first half of the year. Brace yourselves folks, it's just six months gone, more actions coming in the second half. The name of the movie is 2020, and it's action packed. 214 Likes 10 Shares |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Damidave1124(m): 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Okay, we are waiting |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by goldenboyofpsy(m): 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Tomorrow is here 2 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Eillyeillz(m): 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Nice |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by omowolewa: 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Yes I said it 1 Like |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Amotekun777: 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Lilimax: It means the sun will shine more than darkness for the most part of the day. The sun would set later than it's normal hour. 18 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by macaranta(m): 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Interesting... 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by InfoSources: 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
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Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by lomprico(m): 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
who gives a shìt? 4 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Evergreen4(m): 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
You're right, I noticed it 5 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:57pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
F 1 Like |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Staphylococcus: 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
The night of Khana The bright star shall go off in the blood of the first son of Kisha 5 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by BlackLaw: 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
better Saturday than a Monday! 2 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Oyibo keeps playing with us to stay relevant @ all means... Maybe, 24 hours is not enough for a day ni... mtcheew 3 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by bigdammyj: 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
How long o |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by weblord1900: 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
No addition please. 12 hours should be 1day.. Make we kukuma enter 2021.... This year is just useless.. 17 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by tonididdy(m): 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Long ke... The rain ate more than half the day 24 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Albert0011(m): 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Nothing special about today...today was more faster than previous days self. 76 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Bhadmus77(m): 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Lol... Something that today was very short.. It was dark around 6 already. So how come it's the longest 14 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by enitey(f): 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Thanks |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Somodooo: 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
[s] Staphylococcus:[/s] trash 4 Likes |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by chukwuibuipob: 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Re: Today Is The Longest Day Of The Year And There Will Be A Solar Eclipse Tomorrow by Nobody: 7:58pm On Jun 20, 2020 |
Okay. This one doesn't concern believers of a STORY BOOK, who thinks that: the earth is flat like a disc the moon has its own light stars can fall to the ground the sun revolves around the earth Adam and Eve were created around 6000 years ago a man who was charged with the crime of blasphemy and sedition and was KILLED on a cross died for their sins.... 10 Likes 2 Shares
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