Summer Solstice Day 2024. In 2024, the solstice moment will fall at 20:51 utc (3:51 p.m. The sun will not set at the north pole, and at the south pole, it will not rise.

Thursday, june 20 is the official first day of northern astronomical summer for 2024 — summer solstice — which is the longest day of the year for this half of the planet. (the reverse is true in the southern hemisphere, where the longest day of the year occurs between december 20 and 22.)