Thursday, 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 ...

(Technically, the summer solstice is just before 5 p.m. on June 20 this year.) But, sometimes we just can’t bend time to fit our schedule. Like in 1975, when summer solstice came just after ...

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 ...

Unsurprisingly, as the Southern Hemisphere experienced its Winter Solstice on June 20, the Northern Hemisphere is in the midst of its Summer Solstice. Just as the Winter Solstice marks the point ...

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

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 ...

This coming week, our planet arrives at a point in its orbit that marks the first day of summer for the inhabitants of Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. Astronomers refer to this event as the ...

The shortest day of the year is the winter solstice, which will be on Sunday, Dec. 21 this year. Milwaukee is expected to ...

Meanwhile, at the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is toward the sun, leading to the longest day and shortest night of the year. This solstice falls between June 20 and 22. During the ...

NOAA's seasonal precipitation outlook for Florida for February through April 2025 is predicting 40% to 50% below normal ...