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The summer solstice is here: What to know about the longest day of the year
Manila Bulletin
|June 22 2025
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 the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year and winter will start.
The word “solstice” comes from the Latin words “sol” for sun and “stitium” which can mean “pause” or “stop.” The solstice is the end of the sun's annual march higher in the sky, when it makes its longest, highest arc. The bad news for sun lovers: It then starts retreating and days will get a little shorter every day until late December.
This story is from the June 22 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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