What to know about summer solstice, the longest day of the year The sun rises behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City, a day ahead of the summer solstice and an expected heat wave on June 19, 2025, as seen from
Summer Solstice 2025: When Is The First Day of Summer? What Is the Summer Solstice? In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice (aka summer solstice) occurs when the Sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky It marks the start of summer in the northern half of the globe
Summer solstice 2025: What to know as 1st day of summer arrives The 2025 summer solstice falls on Friday, June 20, at 10:42 p m ET, according to NASA and the Old Farmer's Almanac This marks the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, when the
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 - 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 At either pole there is continuous daylight at the time of its summer solstice