Although meteorological summer and the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season both began already, on June 1, another measuring stick for summer's arrival will come this weekend. This Friday, June 20, is the ...

The summer solstice is an annual occurrence that happens when one particular hemisphere experiences its longest day and shortest night of the year. It occurs at the exact moment when the Sun reaches ...

When is the summer solstice? On June 20, 2025, the sun will reach its most northerly point in the sky, marking the start of summer. The summer solstice will occur on June 20, 2025, in the northern ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Summer will begin in the Northern Hemisphere on Friday, June ...

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 ...

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 ...

All hail the longest day of the year as the Summer Solstice arrives on Jun 20, 2025, at 10:42 p.m. As daylight edges out darkness, the world blooms, pollen drifts and fruit ripens, we look forward to ...

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 ...