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June solstice (Northern Hemisphere summer solstice)

The U.S. Naval Observatory gives the June 2026 solstice at 08:24 UT on 21 June; seasonal naming depends on hemisphere.

Date / rule21 June 2026 at 08:24 UT
ScopeAstronomical event / Northern Hemisphere seasonal naming
VerificationUsno Astronomical Current Edition Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-08
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is June solstice (Northern Hemisphere summer solstice)?

The U.S. Naval Observatory gives the June 2026 solstice at 08:24 UT on 21 June; seasonal naming depends on hemisphere.

Date and recurrence

21 June 2026 at 08:24 UT

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Astronomical event / Northern Hemisphere seasonal naming. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Summer Solstice

Classification

Topic and context

Animals, Nature & Environment →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. U.S. Naval Observatory — Earth seasons 2026Astronomical Authority
  2. U.S. Naval Observatory — Earth’s seasonsAstronomical Authority
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is June solstice (Northern Hemisphere summer solstice)?

21 June 2026 at 08:24 UT The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 21 June 2026 at 08:24 UT.

Does June solstice (Northern Hemisphere summer solstice) fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is June solstice (Northern Hemisphere summer solstice) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Astronomical event / Northern Hemisphere seasonal naming. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes June solstice (Northern Hemisphere summer solstice)?

The stored designation basis is: The U.S. Naval Observatory gives the June 2026 solstice at 08:24 UT on 21 June; seasonal naming depends on hemisphere.. Supporting provenance includes U.S. Naval Observatory — Earth seasons 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is June solstice (Northern Hemisphere summer solstice) international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Astronomical event / Northern Hemisphere seasonal naming. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.

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