Tag: solstice
![A cartoon Sun with sunglasses is hugging a smiling cartoon Earth in an Adler Planetarium infographic celebrating the 2024 summer solstice.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/240620_LookUp_1080x1080-655x504.png)
Adler Skywatch: June 2024
Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout June, 2024? Learn about the summer solstice and how to see the planets, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury.
![A winter landscape where the Sun shines through branches of a frozen tree, during sunset on the winter solstice.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-Solstice-2312-Blog-Header-655x504.png)
Adler Skywatch: December 2023
Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout December 2023? See the Geminid Meteor Shower, the winter solstice, the full cold Moon, and more!
![The Sun glowing in the sky, with foliage accenting the bright orange and yellow sky. Image credit: Jeremy Bishop via Unsplash](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/jeremy-bishop-EdSdhvPX36M-unsplash-655x504.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: June 2023
Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout June 2023? See the summer solstice, the full Horse Moon, Venus, and other planets in the sky!
![](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/200605_LookUp_FB_940x788-655x504.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: June 2020
This year’s summer solstice occurs on the 20th, at 4:44 p.m. Central Daylight Time. On that date the Sun rises just before 5:15 a.m. and doesn’t set until shortly after 8:30 p.m. Between those times, the Sun gets very high in the sky. Keep in mind this takes place in the Northern Hemisphere; those in […]