The summer solstice is celebrated by people around the world.
The sun reaches its highest point in the sky on the June solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. As winter begins, the southern hemisphere gets the opposite effect.
People around the world celebrated the moment summer came at 5:14 a.m. by watching the sun set at Britain's Stonehenge, a monument built thousands of years ago. You can see the time in the picture above.
The European Space Agency's Meteosat captured our planet just before the official moment of the longest day of the year. Earth is monitored from space by Meteosat.
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There are planets in June's night sky.
Happy #solstice! 🌞Today in the Northern Hemisphere we experience the longest day and shortest night of the year. This image from Meteosat shows our planet at 06:00 UTC this morning, and summer officially began today at 09:13 UTC / 11:13 CEST! @eumetsat #SummerSolstice pic.twitter.com/DypdchHNW6June 21, 2022
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Skywatchers around the world take a few moments to reflect on the sun, its place in our universe and the importance in their own lives. Some gathered at large monuments to celebrate while others went out to sea alone to see the sun rise.
Happy Midsummer Day.Summer solstice; Latin “sol” & “stitium”—stilled sun.Hinge of the year, turn of light’s tide; northern day of longest light & shortest shadow.I always feel a slight slump in the spirit, knowing the darkness rises from here. You too?📸 charloisporto pic.twitter.com/Jmih3Dy2kGJune 21, 2022
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A few from this mornings Solstice celebrations on Glastonbury Tor. Happy solstice everyone. Now off to the festival. 🥳🎉🍾#summersolstice #LongestDay #glastonburytor pic.twitter.com/g9wYQaWivpJune 21, 2022
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Happy Solstice!My 70 year old mother got up at 3.30am to row out to sea and take this photo. One day, once I am no longer entirely responsible for two small humans, I will manage to get up and see it too but not this year. pic.twitter.com/yDY8gZ7DvNJune 21, 2022
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The summer solstice sun rises over Liverpool. #Solstice #SummerSolstice2022 #StormHour pic.twitter.com/w2cuKHJjPYJune 21, 2022
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During the summer months, the northern half of Earth is tilted toward the sun, with the northern hemisphere getting the most direct angle of sunlight.
The Farmer's Almanac Sunrise and Sunset Calculator can be used to find out how many hours of daylight you get on the longest day of the year.
You can get help for safe solar observing with guides like how to photograph a solar eclipse, if you want to catch the sun for yourself. Our guides can help you find the camera gear you need to take your own photos.
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