The Sumerians are thought to have formed the first human civilization in world history. They lived in southern Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East. Cradle of Civilization. Many historians think that cities and towns were first formed in Sumer around 5000 BC.
At noon, on March 21 and September 23rd are the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. The sun is directly overhead at the equator at these times. On June 22nd is the summer solstice, in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun is at the 23.5 degrees Northern latitude.
The summer solstice doesn't perfectly line up with the time the moon is at its fullest, according to CBC News. The earth's northern axis is angled most directly to the sun at about 6:34 p.m. E.T., and the moon was at its biggest at 7:02 a.m. E.T., when it had already set.