Solstice 2024 Summer. The summer solstice — the exact moment when earth’s north pole is most tilted towards the sun — happens at 4:51 p.m. The sun will not set at the north pole, and at the south pole, it will.

Today (june 20) the summer solstice — the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere — will begin, and it will be the earliest solstice in 228 years. The sun will not set at the north pole, and at the south pole, it will.