Here's what to know about the upcoming 2025 summer solstice this week and when it last fell on June 22 — the rarest date for ...

Every year in June, the summer solstice marks the exact time when the sun reaches it northernmost point in the sky, according to EarthSky. In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice marks the ...

"The solstices also do not land on the same calendar day every year because the astronomical year is 365.25 days long," according to the Space.com website. "As such, the summer solstice for the ...

The solstice seems to act like a calendar reminder for trees. For example, at the solstice, trees growing in cold places slow down the creation of new wood cells and focus their energy on finishing ...

The summer solstice marks the beginning of a special time to be out in nature, and you should not miss the opportunity. Put it on your calendar. Cowan is a freelance columnist.

When most people refer to the first day of summer, they mean astronomical summer—the summer solstice. In contrast, meteorologists define summer in the Northern Hemisphere as beginning on 1 June and ...

When the summer solstice arrives Wednesday, it will mark six months until the winter solstice on Dec. 21, when, according to some people’s reading of the Mayan Long Count calendar, ...

"The solstices also do not land on the same calendar day every year because the astronomical year is 365.25 days long," according to the Space.com website. "As such, the summer solstice for the ...

The solstice seems to act like a calendar reminder for trees. For example, at the solstice, trees growing in cold places slow down the creation of new wood cells and focus their energy on ...