The Sun traces its way across the sky, lower and lower each day, between June 21 and December 20, 2023. (Bret Culp) On the first day of summer 2023, award-winning photographer and VFX supervisor Bret ...

Each successive day between the winter solstice and the summer solstice, the Sun appears to have climbed a little bit higher in the sky. On the day of the summer solstice, the Sun 'pauses' in its ...

This solstice falls between June 20 and 22. Meanwhile, at the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the sun — leading to the shortest day and longest night of the year.

The long days of summer are fading, and the early hints of fall are starting to creep in. The impending seasonal shift is ...

The winter solstice has just 9 hours and 26 minutes. What to know about the summer solstice, the longest, brightest day of the year© Matt McClain/For The Washington Post ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer ...

The summer solstice will take place on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 9:42 p.m. Central time. What is the summer solstice? The easiest explanation for the summer solstice is that it's the longest day ...

The winter solstice falls between December 20 and 23.. Meanwhile, at the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is toward the sun, leading to the longest day and shortest night of the year.

Summer kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere once again with the summer solstice on Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) The Earth spins on a tilt as it revolves around the sun.

The summer solstice corresponds with the ceremonies of thanksgiving such as the sundance. The winter solstice, on the other hand, is a time of reflection and renewal.

The summer solstice occurs for Earth’s upper half when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted most closely toward the sun. This also marks the longest day and shortest night of the year.

The winter solstice, which marks the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, fell on December 22 this year. It is in some parts of the world also referred to as the hibernal solstice, ...