Summer Solstice

Friday | June 20, 2025
Occurs at 9:42 pm Central Daylight Time (CDT)

The summer solstice marks the first day of summer for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere.

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On this day at the moment of the summer solstice, the Earth experiences its maximum tilt toward the sun at the location of the North Pole.

We experience the most amount of daylight hours, or what we call the "longest day of the year."