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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The official marker of the summer season arrives tonight. It's the summer solstice, which has been celebrated for thousands of years. Here's what you need to know about when the solstice takes place ...

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 ...

The summer solstice heralds the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the day with the most daylight for the year. But what's the science behind the longest day and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Things are getting hot across the country, and summer has not even officially begun. The summer solstice will occur on Friday, June 20, and it will be both the longest day and shortest night of 2025 ...