--- title: 'June 16 Summer Solstice Sunset Watch — 2018' url: 'https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/june-16-summer-solstice-sunset-watch-2018' markdown: 'https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/june-16-summer-solstice-sunset-watch-2018.md' date: '2018-06-10' description: "It’s time for the 37th seasonal sunset watch! When:\_Saturday, June 16 at 8:50pm\_(so come at 8:30pm) Actual sunset is supposed to be at 9:09pm, but we have noticed that the Sun sets about 10 minutes earlier than the USNO says, because of the horizon altitude. The solstice moment is Thursday, June…" taxonomy: category: - 'AstroInfo Article' tag: - Event - 'Solar System' - Sun - "Tonight's Sky" - 'West Seattle' - Year --- # [June 16 Summer Solstice Sunset Watch — 2018](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/june-16-summer-solstice-sunset-watch-2018) 10th Jun 2018 [Event](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:Event#body-wrapper) [Solar System](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:Solar%20System#body-wrapper) [Sun](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:Sun#body-wrapper) [Tonight's Sky](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:Tonight's%20Sky#body-wrapper) [West Seattle](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:West%20Seattle#body-wrapper) [Year](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:Year#body-wrapper) It’s time for the 37th seasonal sunset watch! - **When:** **Saturday, June 16 at 8:50pm** (so come at 8:30pm) - Actual sunset is supposed to be at 9:09pm, but we have noticed that the Sun sets about 10 minutes earlier than the [USNO](http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day-us) says, because of the horizon altitude. - The solstice moment is **Thursday, June 21 at 3:07am** - **Where:** [Solstice Park](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/2009/06/solstice-park-west-seattle) – all the way up the hill from the tennis courts (or, if you’re not in Seattle, wherever you have a view of the western horizon!) - **Who:** Everyone welcome, as usual. (Please do leash your dogs as we usually have a good number of people, kids, and other dogs around.) [![Parent and Child at Sunset by Kazuhiko Teramoto](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/user/pages/blog/june-16-summer-solstice-sunset-watch-2018/Parent-Child-Silhoutte-Sunset-by-skyseeker-on-Flickr-small.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyseeker/1345190119/)Parent and Child at Sunset by Kazuhiko Teramoto, skyseeker Come watch the sunset at Solstice Park in West Seattle. I’ll be there even if it is cloudy because sometimes the Sun peeks through just as it begins to set, but if it is driving rain or a thunderstorm I’m staying home with some tea! If you’re interested – here’s the timing of various celestial events from Seattle, courtesy of the [U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department:](http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/rs-one-day-us) > **Sun and Moon Data for One Day** > > Sun and Moon Data for One Day > U.S. Naval Observatory > Seattle, King County, WA (Longitude W122° 20′, Latitude N47° 38′) > **Saturday, June 16, 2018 Pacific Daylight Time** > Sun > Begin civil twilight 4:30 a.m. > Sunrise 5:11 a.m. > Sun transit 1:10 p.m. > Sunset 9:09 p.m. > End civil twilight 9:50 p.m. > Moon > Moonrise 8:33 a.m. > Moon transit 4:18 p.m. > Moonset 11:54 p.m. > Closest Primary Moon Phase: New Moon on June 13, 2018 at 12:43 p.m. (local daylight time) > Phase of the Moon on June 16, 2018: Waxing Crescent with 13% of the Moon’s visible disk illuminated. > > **Sun and Moon Data for One Day** > U.S. Naval Observatory > Astronomical Applications Department > Seattle, King County, WA (Longitude W122° 20′, Latitude N47° 38′) > > **Thursday, June 21, 2018 Pacific Daylight Time** > Sun > Begin civil twilight 4:31 a.m. > Sunrise 5:11 a.m. > Sun transit 1:11 p.m. > Sunset 9:11 p.m. > End civil twilight 9:52 p.m. > Moon > Moonset 1:59 a.m. > Moonrise 2:37 p.m. > Moon transit 8:36 p.m. > Moonset 2:24 a.m. on following day > Closest Primary Moon Phase: First Quarter on June 20, 2018 at 3:51 a.m. (local daylight time) > > Phase of the Moon on June 21, 2018: Waxing Gibbous with 64% of the Moon’s visible disk illuminated. This event is my part of the NASA’s Solar System Ambassador program, and thanks to [West Seattle Blog](http://westseattleblog.com/) for publicizing all of them! Everyone is welcome, see you there! ![](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/user/pages/blog/june-16-summer-solstice-sunset-watch-2018/Mars.png)~ A l i c e ! --- ## Navigation - Previous: [July-August Sky, 2009](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/july-august-sky-2009.md) - Next: [June 20 Summer Solstice Sunset Watch – 2015](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/june-20-summer-solstice-sunset-watch-2015.md)