The sun in the sky is the farthest south and travels the shortest path through the sky. It is the shortest daylight of the year. Our recent one was Dec.

This year’s Winter Solstice will occur on Dec. 21. Many ancient sites, like Newgrange in Ireland, pictured, were built to be aligned with and track the Winter Solstice. Photo by Bethany O’Hagan The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Summer will begin in the Northern Hemisphere on Friday, June ...

Saturday 21 June marks the Summer Solstice, or midsummer, when the longest day of the year is celebrated and summer officially begins. It’s when the sun reaches its northernmost position as seen from ...

Summer has officially begun in California. The start of the new season is marked the summer solstice — an astronomical event that marks the longest day of the year. Past this point, the days will get ...

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Each year, around June 21st, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the Summer Solstice - the longest day and the shortest night of the year. For centuries, cultures worldwide have marked this celestial ...

The start of summer is here. Although parts of California have already experienced triple-digit temperatures, the new season doesn’t officially arrive until the summer solstice — an astronomical event ...