June

June is the sixth and current <a href="/facts/Month/pMGGWtRc">month</a> of the year in the <a href="/facts/Julian_calendar/EQBtA1ML">Julian</a> and <a href="/facts/Gregorian_calendar/axJfTXV1">Gregorian calendars</a>—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. Its length is 30 days. June succeeds <a href="/facts/May/yzCWWNJa">May</a> and precedes <a href="/facts/July/stjxXWw2">July</a>. This month marks the start of <a href="/facts/Summer/v3DY22Uq">summer</a> in the <a href="/facts/Northern_Hemisphere/EFwyqL25">Northern Hemisphere</a> and contains the <a href="/facts/Summer_solstice/r3CoNn3m">summer solstice</a>, which is the day with the most <a href="/facts/Daylight/G4GSx61M">daylight</a> hours. In the <a href="/facts/Southern_Hemisphere/QfJ4z9L5">Southern Hemisphere</a>, June is the start of <a href="/facts/Winter/kSp26z8R">winter</a> and contains the <a href="/facts/Winter_solstice/D18JPu6z">winter solstice</a>, the day with the fewest hours of daylight out of the <a href="/facts/Year/51V242hh">year</a>.
In places north of the <a href="/facts/Arctic_Circle/AlayDpsw">Arctic Circle</a>, the <a href="/facts/June_solstice/WuLo4l0o">June solstice</a> is when the <a href="/facts/Midnight_sun/0Fch85g8">midnight sun</a> occurs, during which the Sun remains visible even at <a href="/facts/Midnight/hSw4Jbn3">midnight</a>. The <a href="/facts/Atlantic_hurricane_season/4hwRBgxQ">Atlantic hurricane season</a>—when <a href="/facts/Tropical_cyclone/FQzVXly7">tropical</a> or <a href="/facts/Subtropical_cyclone/mUbEzUlu">subtropical cyclones</a> are most likely to form in the north Atlantic Ocean—begins on 1 June and lasts until 30 November. Several <a href="/facts/Monsoons/0a2o484v">monsoons</a> and subsequent <a href="/facts/Wet_season/k3xU5RU4">wet seasons</a> also commence in the Northern Hemisphere during this month. Multiple <a href="/facts/Meteor_showers/ff47hYJA">meteor showers</a> occur annually in June, including the <a href="/facts/Arietids/bWze5BS5">Arietids</a>, which are among the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year; they last between 22 May and 2 July, peaking in intensity on 8 June.
Numerous observances take place in June. <a href="/facts/Midsummer/ETf8Lw5M">Midsummer</a>, the celebration of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, is celebrated in several countries. In Catholicism, this month is dedicated to the <a href="/facts/Catholic_devotion/YpXg4zrw">devotion</a> of the <a href="/facts/Sacred_Heart_of_Jesus/n9UhjDLF">Sacred Heart of Jesus</a>, and known as the <a href="/facts/Month_of_the_Sacred_Heart/e4qrsXpf">Month of the Sacred Heart</a>. In the United States, June is dedicated to <a href="/facts/Pride_Month/jrlXXFHH">Pride Month</a>, a <a href="/facts/List_of_month-long_observances/gWGfBsa0">month-long observance</a> of the <a href="/facts/LGBTQ_community/LpXxRsVU">LGBTQ community</a>. <a href="/facts/Father%2527s_Day/vJ915f0U">Father's Day</a>, which honours fathers and <a href="/facts/Fatherhood/hR3g8fcd">fatherhood</a>, occurs on the third <a href="/facts/Sunday/lUmoQM0d">Sunday</a> in June in most countries.

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