may already feel like summer, the official start of the season begins on Tuesday in the Northern Hemisphere — an event known as the summer solstice.
During the June solstice, the sun travels along its northernmost path in the sky for the northern half of the globe, which results in the longest day and shortest night of the calendar year.
Here is everything to know about the summer solstice 2022, including at what time it occurs:The June solstice marks the official beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
As the Farmer’s Almanac explains, it occurs when Earth arrives at the point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its maximum tilt — about 23.5 degrees — toward the sun.This results in the longest "day," meaning the longest period of sunlight hours.The word "solstice" comes from the Latin word "solstitium" — and from "sol" (Sun) and "stitium" (still or stopped), according to the periodical.