Summer Solstice 2024 Facts. Summer solstice, the two moments during the year when the path of the sun in the sky is farthest north in the northern hemisphere (june 20 or 21) or farthest south. This year, the summer solstice falls on thursday, june 20 at 4:50 p.m.
On the summer solstice, the northern hemisphere receives more sunlight than on any other day of the yearโbut that doesn’t mean the first day of summer is also the hottest. In the northern hemisphere, the 2024 summer solstice will occur on june 20 at 20:51 gmt (4:51 p.m.