01/06/2024
Juneโabbreviated Jun or Jun.โis the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendarsโthe latter the most widely used calendar in the world. June is 30 days long, and comes after May and before July.
June marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and contains the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours.
In the Southern Hemisphere, June is the start of winter and contains the winter solstice, the day with the fewest hours of daylight out of the year.
The Atlantic hurricane seasonโwhen tropical or subtropical cyclones are most likely to form in the north Atlantic Oceanโbegins on 1 June and lasts until 30 November. The East Asian rainy season is also generally considered to commence during this month.
Multiple meteor showers occur annually in June, including the Arietids, which are among the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year, and last between 22 May and 2 July, peaking in intensity on 8 June.
Numerous observances take place in June. Midsummer, the celebration of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, commences in several countries.
In Catholicism, this month is dedicated to the devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and known as the Month of the Sacred Heart.
