The summer solstice is almost here. The highly-anticipated event will take place at 10:58 a.m. ET on Wednesday 21st of June. For people who live in the northern hemisphere, it will be the longest ...

with the arrival of the summer solstice. So what is a solstice, exactly? It's the result of Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees toward the sun. This tilt causes different amounts of ...

Get somewhere rural and look southeast after dark! Tuesday, June 21, 2022: Summer Solstice, five naked-eye planets and a Last Quarter Moon Today it’s the June solstice—summer solstice in the ...

Summary: The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and the winter solstice the longest night. This assembly is particularly suitable on, or near, the summer solstice - usually 21 June.

For northern hemisphere dwellers, the 2024 summer solstice occurs on Thursday 20 June at 21:51 BST (20:51 GMT). This is the moment at which the sun will be at its highest position in the sky ...