المملكة: Tomorrow is the start of summer astronomically… It lasts 93 days and the autumn equinox is September 23 – Urgent

The Arab countries and regions of the Northern Hemisphere will witness the summer solstice tomorrow, marking the start of the astronomical summer season, as The sun is perpendicular to the Tropic of Cancer at 11:24 AM Mecca time.

The President of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah, Engineer Majid Abu Zahira, stated that the day of the summer solstice is the longest day and shortest night during the year in the northern hemisphere, as the sun rises in the far northeast and sets in the far northwest, while the shadows of objects at noon are the shortest of the year.

He indicated that the summer season will continue this year. For 93 days, showing that the hottest periods do not necessarily coincide with Summer Solstice due to what is known as a phenomenon "Seasonal lag"as it takes time for the Earth and oceans to absorb solar energy and re-emit it.

He added that Daylight hoursAfter this day, they will begin to gradually decrease until the autumn equinox on September 23rd.