1st Day Of Summer 2024 Usa Time. Because the earth rotates on a tilt, the summer solstice takes place when the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun which will peak at 4:51 pm et. It's the longest day and shortest night of the calendar year in the northern.

The summer solstice is the time when the sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky, according to the farmer’s almanac, marking the first day of. The june solstice occurs at 4:51 p.m.