Summer solstice - Wikipedia The summer solstice is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year in that hemisphere At either pole there is continuous daylight at the time of its summer solstice The opposite event is the winter solstice The summer solstice occurs during the hemisphere's summer
Summer Solstice 2026: When Is the First Day of Summer? Summer begins with the solstice on Sunday, June 21, 2026, marking the astronomical first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere What exactly IS the summer solstice? Is it really the longest day of the year? Welcome the solstice with some interesting facts and folklore
Summer solstice | Definition Facts | Britannica Summer solstice, the two moments during the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest north in the Northern Hemisphere (June 20 or 21) or farthest south in the Southern Hemisphere (December 21 or 22)
Summer Solstice: When Is Summer Season? - timeanddate. com Astronomical summer begins at the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year This means days get shorter during summer—very slowly at first, but at ever-larger daily intervals as the September equinox approaches, heralding the start of fall
June Solstice 2026: Shortest Longest Day of the Year The June solstice is the moment the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere This is the northernmost latitude it reaches during the year