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

From Stone Age astronomy to Viking law and Roman goddesses, cultures across time have honored the longest day of the year ...

After the sun arrives at its solstice point, it will begin to migrate back toward the south and the amount of daylight in the ...

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year in North America, and ...

Here's what to know about the upcoming 2025 summer solstice this week and when it last fell on June 22 — the rarest date for ...

Here's what the summer solstice means for your zodiac sign when the season kicks off on June 20, the longest day and shortest ...

Despite Earth reaching its aphelion, the farthest point from the sun, the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing scorching heat.

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere will be shorter this year than last year by about 15 minutes, according to Timeanddate.com.

Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...

Summer 2024 (June through August) was the warmest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere, beating the previous record set in 2023 by .66 degrees Celsius, or 1.19 degrees Fahrenheit, the ...

(AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest ...

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 ...