The Longest Day In 2025 Is Coming

Everything is getting heated across the country. Politics, sports, business, tech and entertainment are becoming hot topics and summer has not even officially begun.

The summer solstice will occur on Friday, 20 June, and it will be both the longest day and shortest night of 2025 in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The summer solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Litha, also known as Midsummer, according to the Boston Public Library. The holiday celebrates the beginning of summer and is celebrated with hilltop bonfires and dancing.

With the summer solstice near, here is everything people need to know about the grand occasion.

The summer solstice marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere will greet winter with its winter solstice.

"The Northern Hemisphere's tilt toward the Sun is greatest on this day," according to NASA. "This means the Sun travels its longest, highest arc across the sky all year for those north of the equator."

During the summer solstice, the tilt brings the Earth's northernmost point closer to the sun, resulting in more sunlight. The solstice itself only lasts moments, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

The date of the summer solstice can fall at any point between 20 June and 22 June, depending on the year, according to the NWS.

In 2024, the solstice fell on Thursday, 20 June.