Today is the June solstice. That means that today, at 7:28 a.m. EDT, the Sun’s apparent motion in the sky will stop moving north, and start heading south. This is because we are at that point in our orbit around the Sun where the following image takes place:
As you can see, the northern hemisphere is receiving the majority of the Sun’s rays today. The further south you go, the shorter your day length will be, as this comparison between Boston and Boca Raton illustrates:
[table “” not found /]As you can see, the sun rises earlier and sets later the farther north you go. Twilight lasts longer as well, extending Boston’s day an extra 45 minutes over Boca’s.
But, if you’ve been paying close attention to day length, you’ll have noticed that here in Boca, the longest day was actually June 16th; since then, even though the sun has been setting a minute or two later, it’s also been rising a minute or two later.