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June 24

Day 176 of 366 · ISO week 26 · Cancer · Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

June 24 is the 176th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 190 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Cancer.

Day of year
176
Days remaining
190
ISO week
26
Zodiac
Cancer
Season
Summer
Sun declination
+23.4°

External references

Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.

Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. June 24 ≈ +23.4°
+23° −23° +23.4°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On June 24 the Sun's declination is approximately +23.4°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.

For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a June 24.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 176 of 366 (with 190 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Jun 24

Holidays & observances

Events

A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.

Notable births

Notable deaths

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (176)2^4 × 11 · composite (no)
Days remaining (190)2 × 5 × 19
Date code DDMMYYYY24062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination+23.39° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice4 days

Cross-references

The 24th of every other month

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