Summer Solstice Wednesday (For Most of the World's Population)

On Wednesday, June 20 at precisely 7:09 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (23:09 UTC), the June Solstice takes place, marking what many consider to be the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of winter in the Southern Hemisphere. On this date, the sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere. However, the June solstice is not necessarily the longest day in the year around the world.