Summer solstice - Wikipedia The summer solstice is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year in that hemisphere, when the sun is at its highest position in the sky
Summer Solstice 2025: When Is The First Day of Summer? Summer begins with the solstice on Friday, June 20, 2025, 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) Learn more about the summer solstice in this article
Summer Solstice: When Is Summer Season? - timeanddate. com The summer solstice marks the start of summer In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is in June; south of the equator, it is in December In temperate climes, the summer season brings warm weather and long days
Summer solstice: All you need to know - BBC Weather The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, meaning the day of the year that has the most hours of sunlight Our planet does not spin on a vertical axis - it is tilted