9 p.m. sunsets starting in Portland metro
The sun will set at 9 p.m. starting Wednesday, June 12 until around July 8 when it will start dipping earlier. The Portland metro will see the longest days of the year, with 9 p.m. sunsets starting from June 12 until July 8, when the sun will begin dipping earlier. The official longest day of year in Portland will be the summer solstice on June 20, bringing 15.5 hours of daylight. The Earth's axis shifts the way the sun navigates the sun's path across the sky during spring and summer, giving the days more daylight. This shift in sunset times is due to the North Pole being tilted toward the sun, which aligns with the sun during these times, which increases the amount of daylight received in the Northern Hemisphere.
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The sun will set at 9 p.m. starting Wednesday, June 12 until around July 8 when it will start dipping earlier.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The longest days of the year are about to hit the Portland metro with 9 p.m. sunsets.
The sun will set at 9 p.m. starting Wednesday, June 12 until around July 8 when it will begin dipping earlier. The official longest day of the year in Portland will be summer solstice on June 20, when the sun will rise at 5:21 a.m. and set at 9:03 p.m., bringing 15.5 hours of daylight.
Here's when we'll see the changes to sunset times in the evening from now until the end of summer
Why do we have more daylight in the spring and summer?
At different times of the year, the earth's axis is pointed toward or away from the sun, meaning the Southern and Northern hemispheres receive different amounts of daylight. During the spring and summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, then away during the fall and winter.
This means that the sun's path across the sky is longer in the spring and summer when the North Pole is closer to the sun giving the days more daylight.
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