Summer Solstice Day

Celebrated on June 21 is the day of Summer Solstice, marking the longest day in the year.

• It is celebrated as the beginning of summer, or midsummer when one of Earth’s poles is at its maximum tilt towards the sun.
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice falls in June (while the Southern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice).
• In the Southern Hemisphere, it falls in December (while the Northern Hemisphere experiences the winter solstice).