In 2022, the June solstice occurs on Tuesday, June 21, marking the first astronomical day of summer. Solstice is celebrated by many cultures around the world.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice occurs when the Sun travels along its northernmost path in the sky. This marks the astronomical beginning of summer, in the northern half of the globe. (In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the opposite: the June solstice marks the astronomical beginning of winter, when the Sun is at its lowest point in the sky.)
When is the summer solstice?
The June Solstice takes place on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 5:14 p.m. EDT. This solstice marks the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which occurs when the Earth reaches the point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its maximum inclination (about 23.5 degrees) toward the Sun, resulting in the longest day and most night short of the calendar year. (By longest "day" we mean the longest period of hours of sunlight.) On the solstice day of June, the Northern Hemisphere receives sunlight at the most direct angle of the year.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the June solstice marks the beginning of winter.
This is the longest day of the year. The sun will rise at 05.07 minutes and will set at 20.17, for a total of 15 hours, 9 minutes and 48 seconds.
In different places, the length of the day also varies. It depends on where you live. In Alaska there is almost 24 hours of sunshine, the day of the solstice. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere falls each year, depending on the location, from June 20 to 22 and is the day when the Sun is at its highest point, ahead of the Northern Hemisphere.
In the Southern Hemisphere this occurs on December 20-22, when the Northern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.
Although the summer season is in the first month, after June 21 the days, still longer than the night, begin to shorten though insensitively.
