Summer Solstice 2025

June 17, 2025

Summer solstice, the astronomical beginning of summer, occurs after the Sun sets on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 10:42PM EDT. Solstice is Latin for “Sun Stand Still.” This came from the observation that the Sun’s position appears to stop or stand still in the days surrounding the solstice.  For those of us in the northern…

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Winter Solstice 2024

December 13, 2024

Winter solstice, which occurs on Saturday, December 21 at exactly 4:21AM EST, is the astronomical beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere.  Regardless of where you live in the northern hemisphere the winter solstice happens at the exact same moment for all of us.  It occurs when the Earth’s northern hemisphere is tilted its farthest…

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