Summer Solstice! Welcome Summer!
This year the solstice happens on Sunday, June 21, at 4:24 A.M. EDT when the Earth is at the point in its orbit where the North Pole reaches its maximum tilt (approximately 23.5 degrees) toward the Sun (Almanac, 2025). This is also the time when the Northern Hemisphere is exposed to the Sun at the most direct angle of the year. This time of year has some profound implications for neurobiology and psychological well-being. These are what we are going to explore in preparation for June 21st!
Summer Celebrations! The Importance of Traditions
June 20th was the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere! What is a solstice? Coming from the Latin words sol meaning Sun and sistere meaning to stand still, the solstice is when the angle between the light of the Sun and the plane of Earth’s equator looks as if it stands still (Farmers’ Almanac, n.d.). We can see this most directly at the Arctic Circle where we may have heard the term “Land of the Midnight Sun.”
Summer Solstice: Transitions and Tradition
Solstices and transitions have another sort of symbolism. They mark the end of something and the beginning of something. With the solstice, spring ends and summer begins and at this transition, we see the longest period of sunlight. There is something special and maybe even scary about transitions.
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