June 13, 2026. Today the sun rises at 5:29 AM and sets at 9:29 PM, giving us a generous 16 hours of daylight. The preceding night lasted just 8 hours. This is day 164 of the year, placing us squarely in the heart of summer. It has already been 174 days since the winter solstice, and we are 101 days away from the autumnal equinox, when day and night will once again be equal.

Since the spring equinox, we have gained a total of 450 minutes of daylight. Today's daylight is increasing by two minutes compared to yesterday, thanks to both an earlier sunrise and a later sunset. The sun seems to be stretching its stay, adding a minute to both ends of the day as if reluctant to leave the sky.