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 ...

with the earliest summer solstice in more than two centuries slated for Thursday afternoon. Specifically, it's the earliest ...

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 ...

What is the summer solstice? The summer solstice is the 'longest' day of the year, giving us a chance to take advantage of added sunlight in what is set to be amongst the wettest summers on record.

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 ...

22 — winter begins, according to a NASA resource. From then onwards the days become increasingly long leading up to the Summer Solstice, or the June Solstice, and the longest day of the year.

June 20 is the official first day of northern astronomical summer for 2024 — Summer Solstice — which is the longest day of the year for this half of the planet. Why is this day so special ...

Each year has two solstices: the winter solstice and the summer solstice. The Earth is tilted from the sun at approximately 23.5 degrees on its axis, and each solstice is based on the amount of ...

From Valentine’s Day to the summer solstice, each special occasion will see the sun lingering longer in the sky, giving us ...