Here are some summer solstice fun facts:

Wednesday, the first day of summer, is the longest day of the year at 15 hours, 59 minutes, and 21 seconds (as measured from the geographical center of Seattle, not Fremont.)

The summer solstice occurs at 4:09 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time.

Today is three seconds longer than yesterday.

Tomorrow will be one second shorter than today.

The "solar noon" does not occur at noon, but at 1:11 p.m. PDT.  This is the moment at which the sun is highest in the sky.

At 1:11 p.m., the sun will be at 65.8° above the horizon (a bit more than two-thirds of the way up) at a distance from earth of 94,470,790 miles.   

On the first day of winter, Dec. 21, the sun will only reach 19° above the horizon, and the day will be only 8 hours, 25 minutes and 23 seconds long.

Sunrise today: 5:11 a.m.

Sunset today: 9:11 p.m.

Sunrise on Dec. 21, the first day of winter: 7:55 a.m

Sunset on Dec. 21: 4:21 p.m.

(Source: Timeanddate.com)