Summer solstice
- On 21st June the event of summer solstice takes place.
- The summer solstice is the time when the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer leading to the longest daylight.
- It marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and officially the beginning of the summer season.
- Earth’s axial tilt is highest on this day.
- The sun reaches its highest point in the sky and daylight lasts the longest.
