Thursday, June 20 is the official first day of northern astronomical summer for 2024 — Summer Solstice — which is ... (princessdlaf/Getty Images) Globes are nearly always tilted to one side ...

with the arrival of the summer solstice. So what is a solstice, exactly? It's the result of Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees toward the sun. This tilt causes different amounts of ...

Summary: The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and the winter solstice the longest night. This assembly is particularly suitable on, or near, the summer solstice - usually 21 June.

Photographers have taken photos of the annular eclipse - also ... This eclipse coincided with the summer solstice - the northern hemisphere's longest day of the year. Annular eclipses occur ...

For northern hemisphere dwellers, the 2024 summer solstice occurs on Thursday 20 June at 21:51 BST (20:51 GMT). This is the moment at which the sun will be at its highest position in the sky ...