Summer Solstice 2024 Us. Solstice comes from the latin words for sun and to stop. on the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its. It's the earliest start to the season since 1796, thanks to quirks.

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, earth is tilting mostly toward the sun. Meanwhile, at the summer solstice, the northern hemisphere is toward the sun, leading to the longest day and shortest.