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Summer solstice to begin in Azerbaijan on June 21

02 June 2026 10:41 (UTC +04:00)

Summer (the summer solstice) will begin in Azerbaijan on June 21 at 12:24:26 p.m. Baku time, the Department of Astrophysics of the Faculty of Physics at Baku State University told APA.

Astronomical summer will begin in the Northern Hemisphere, while winter will begin in the Southern Hemisphere at that moment.

During this event, the smallest angle between the Earth's rotational axis and the direction of the Sun will be formed. As a result, the Sun will reach its highest point in the sky for the year. In Baku, the Sun will be at its maximum altitude above the horizon (73.1°) at noon on that day.

The day will mark the longest daylight period and the shortest night of the year. Daylight will last 15 hours, 3 minutes and 24 seconds, while the night will last 8 hours, 56 minutes and 36 seconds.

The summer season will last 93 days, 15 hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds.

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