Read on for what to know about the 2024 summer solstice, including when it takes place this year and how to celebrate the astronomical event. A Guide to the Planets in Astrology and What They Mean ...

The summer solstice occurs on June 20, 2024. Discover what this event means for your individual astrological sign according to an astrologer.

English Heritage via Reuters The moon rises behind Stonehenge on June 20, 2024, in Wiltshire, England. On the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun rises ...

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

The official marker of the summer season arrives tonight. It's the summer solstice, which has been celebrated for thousands ...

Summer Solstice 2024 impact on each zodiac sign Aries (March 21–April 19). The summer solstice of 2024 is a major turning point, like stepping through a door into a time of deep family happiness.

People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only species to take mark June 21 as a special time. Studies are showing the ...

When most people refer to the first day of summer, they mean astronomical summer—the summer solstice. In contrast, meteorologists define summer in the Northern Hemisphere as beginning on 1 June and ...

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

This year, it falls on Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m ET, to be precise.. On the summer solstice, when the northern tilt is closest to the sun, we have the longest day, usually June 20 or 21.

This article was published in 2024 and has been updated for 2025’s summer solstice. On Friday, everyone in the northern half of our planet will experience the summer solstice.