In Russia and other countries of the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun will rise to its maximum height above the horizon at noon today, after which it will gradually begin to lower it.
June 21 is the summer solstice. At 5:42 Moscow time, the Sun, moving along the ecliptic, will reach its most distant position from the celestial equator towards the North Pole. At this moment, astronomical summer will begin in the Northern Hemisphere.
The duration of daylight on Saturday will be the maximum of the year — at the latitude of Moscow it will be 17 hours 33 minutes.
Near the solstice, the Sun seems to freeze at the upper point of maximum declination, and then begins to gradually lose its midday height. From this day on, it will descend lower and lower towards the horizon every day at noon, reducing the length of daylight
The midday height of the Sun in Moscow in June is about 57º. It will be minimal at noon on December 21, during the winter solstice, when the shortest daylight hours of the year are observed in the Northern Hemisphere.
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