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| Rare Occurrence: Summer Solstice And New Moon on Same Day
Monday, June 20, people around the world will be in for a rate treat — not only is it the the summer solstice, but we will also have a new moon, called the strawberry moon, lighting the night sky. While a summer solstice and a new moon are not really that special, the fact that they do occur on the same day is worth getting excited about because the last time that occurred was 70 years ago. The 2016 North American summer solstice will happen on June 20, 2016, at 6:34 PM EDT or 22:34 GMT. At that very moment, and it only lasts for the slow blink of an eye, the sun will stand still at its northernmost point as seen from Earth. It is at this point in time that the sun's zenith isn't apparent, north or south, instead, it hangs around very patiently at the Tropic of Cancer before it journeys south again. The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth where the Sun may appear directly overhead at its culmination. This is