Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, near ...

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors watch the sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, during last year's summer solstice on June 21, 2024. Every summer ...

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. It's ...

Do you yearn for long days and short nights? Then this could be the best day of the year for you and your fellow sunlight seekers. The summer solstice falls late in the day on Friday, June 20 in the ...

People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren't the only species to take mark June 21 as a special time. Studies are showing the ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Brighter days are ahead as the daylight length slowly climbs now that the Winter Solstice is behind us. The darkest day of the year, December 21st, is known as the Winter Solstice.

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