Northern Hemisphere

The Summer Solstice Officially Arrives Today at 10:54 a.m.
The Summer Solstice Officially Arrives Today at 10:54 a.m.
The Summer Solstice Officially Arrives Today at 10:54 a.m.
Today marks the official arrival of summer. It’s officially called the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and it arrives officially at 10:54 a.m. central time. It is the day when the sun is the furthest to the north that it will get which also means that today we will have the longest amount of daylight as well.
Testing the 'Egg Balancing' Myth
Testing the 'Egg Balancing' Myth
Testing the 'Egg Balancing' Myth
For years I have heard that during the Autumnal and Vernal Equinox you can actually balance an egg on a table since the Earth will be balanced equally between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Well, the Autumnal Equinox officially took place at 9:21 a...
The Autumnal Equinox Arrives so Grab an Egg
The Autumnal Equinox Arrives so Grab an Egg
The Autumnal Equinox Arrives so Grab an Egg
The long, hot summer of 2012 will finally end tomorrow at 9:49am CDT when the Autumnal Equinox arrives.   So basically there are only two days when the sun crosses the equator.  One is the Vernal Equinox or first day of spring and the other is the Autumnal Equinox marking the first day of autumn.