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Solstice Marks Official Start Of Summer, Rare Full Moon

Everyone can officially say hello to summer on Monday, as June 20 welcomes the solstice, the longest day of the year and a rare full moon.

Summer solstice is June 20. There also will be a rare full moon.

Summer solstice is June 20. There also will be a rare full moon.

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The sun rises to the north of east on the solstice and sets to the north of west, and is visible in the sky for a longer period of time, according to timeanddate.com.

'Solstice' is Latin for 'solstitium' meaning 'sun-stopping.' The 2016 North American summer solstice happens at 6:34 p.m. That’s the time when the sun is at its northernmost point. 

In the tri-state area, there will be 15.05 hours of daytime. The Farmer's Almanac has a sunrise and sunset calculator to check daylight hours all year around. 

A full moon on summer solstice won't happen again for 70 years. There are conflicting reports over when the last one occurred, 1948 or 1967.

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