Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.

The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.

Summer officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on June 20 with the summer solstice, the day with the greatest amount of possible daylight and the shortest night.. For ease of recordkeeping ...

Winter solstice 2025, which marks the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, will occur on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, 10:03 a.m. Eastern. When is the shortest day of the year?

1973 - 45; 1983 - 51; 1984 - 65; 1998 - 53; 2024 - 58 "4 of the 5 years ended up with below-average Northern Hemisphere named storms, but 2024 was just slightly below normal," he said.

This story was updated to add new information. Spring has sprung, bringing warmer days and blooming flowers. Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 2025 tropical cyclone season is off to an unusually calm start across the Northern Hemisphere, marking the slowest beginning to the season since 1973, just over half a ...

Summer gets its official start in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the summer solstice. The sun will trace its highest, longest arc across the sky Friday, making for the longest day and ...

This year, the Northern Hemisphere's summer solstice occurs on June 20 at 10:42 p.m. EST. South of the Equator, this same moment marks the beginning of summer. Solstices occur at the same time ...

There have been 0 Northern Hemisphere named storms (e.g., >=39 mph) so far in 2025. 5 other years since 1950 have had 0 Northern Hemisphere named storms through 15 May: 1973, 1983, 1984, 1998, and ...