Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the summer solstice? The June solstice will this ...

The Northern Hemisphere will mark the summer solstice on Saturday, 21 June — the day with the longest duration of daylight in the year. The solstice signals the beginning of astronomical summer and is ...

At 10:42 p.m. Friday night, the sun will reach its most northern point — at an angle 23.5 degrees above the equator known as the Tropic of Cancer. The longest day of the year in the northern ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It’s ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — After a stretch of below-normal temperatures, summer is set to arrive this week — and it’s bringing a warming trend with it. The summer solstice, which marks the official start to ...

You're in for a whimsical summer, Aries. This season might be initially emotionally tough, as the summer solstice calls attention to your fourth house of nostalgia, family, and childhood. Intense ...

June 21 brings forth the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, igniting a new season and the official start of the astronomical summer. The shift occurs when one of the Earth’s poles is tilted ...

Do you have your sunscreen, shades, swimsuit, or plans to keep children busy? Summer and all the fun and frustration of the season is finally here. As a reward, you'll get a maximum of three-day ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. North America is about to experience its longest day of 2026 ...

Summer officially arrives on June 20, marking the longest day and shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere Getty The wait is over! The summer season officially arrives on June 20 at 10:41 ...

Did you know that Sunday, June 21, is both Father’s Day and the Summer Solstice? I’m still feeling peeved that the stupid pandemic (remember that?) prevented me a few years ago from going to the huge ...