Sunday Will Be the Longest Day of the Year in Bahrain
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Nearly 14 hours of daylight will mark Bahrain’s longest day as astronomical summer officially starts.
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Bahrain will see its longest day of the year on Sunday as the summer solstice marks the official start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The day will bring nearly 14 hours of daylight and signal the approach of the region’s hottest time.
The summer solstice will take place on 21 June at 08:25 GMT (11:25am Bahrain time). This is when the Sun reaches its northernmost point in relation to Earth and stands directly above the Tropic of Cancer. It causes the longest day and shortest night of the year across the Northern Hemisphere.
According to astronomer Ali Al Hajri, Bahrain will experience approximately 13 hours and 47 minutes of daylight, the longest daylight period of the year. The sun will also reach one of its highest positions in the sky, resulting in noticeably shorter shadows around midday.
This makes it the brightest period of the year before daylight hours start to slowly decrease towards the autumnal equinox in September.
The season is expected to last 93 days and 15 hours, with earlier Fajr timings and later Maghrib prayer times across the Kingdom.
The solstice is an important point in Earth’s yearly journey around the Sun. Because Earth’s axis is tilted by around 23.5 degrees, the Northern Hemisphere gets its highest amount of sunlight, while the Southern Hemisphere sees its shortest day and the start of astronomical winter.
Historically, the strongest heat in the Gulf region happens during July and the first part of August.
While astronomical summer begins on 21 June, meteorologists use a different definition based on temperature records. In the Northern Hemisphere, meteorological summer runs every year from 1 June to 31 August.
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