The 2023 summer solstice happens on Wednesday 21 June at 10:58 a.m.
It is due to Earth's tilted axis as it orbits around the sun.
How the summer solstice worksThe summer solstice is the point when the sun will stay closest to the horizon all day.
Shayanne Gal/Business InsiderOn the summer solstice, the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, where the sun rises earlier and sets later, meaning countries will get the longest day of sunlight they will get all year.
Why it's so celebratedRussians celebrating the 2015 summer solstice with a bonfire.
Persons:
—, Shayanne, Dmitry Feoktistov
Organizations:
Service, NASA, Cancer, Heritage
Locations:
China, Sweden