June Solstice 2026
The June solstice of 2026 is on Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 08:25 UTC, when the Sun reaches 0°00' Cancer. It starts summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: 133 days ago.
What time is the June solstice 2026?
At 08:25 UTC on June 21, 2026: Sun, Jun 21, 01:25 AM in Los Angeles, Sun, Jun 21, 04:25 AM in New York, Sun, Jun 21, 09:25 AM in London.
What date is the June solstice 2026 where I live?
June 21 in Los Angeles, New York, London, India, Sydney: the same date in all of these places.
Is the June solstice the first day of summer?
Astronomically, yes in the Northern Hemisphere and no in the Southern, where the June solstice on June 21, 2026 starts winter; weather services often count seasons by whole months instead.
How long is the season that starts at the June solstice 2026?
93 days 16 hours: summer in the north (winter in the south) runs until the September equinox on September 23, 2026 at 00:05 UTC.
Why is the June solstice 2026 at a different time than in 2025?
It comes 5 h 43 min later on the clock than in 2025 (June 21, 2025, 02:42 UTC), because the 365-day calendar year is about a quarter of a day shorter than the solar year.
How long is the day on the June solstice 2026?
From sunrise to sunset on June 21, 2026: 16 h 38 min in London, 15 h 06 min in New York, 13 h 18 min in Mexico City, 12 h 24 min in Bogotá, 10 h 41 min in São Paulo, 9 h 54 min in Sydney; it is the longest day of the year north of the equator and the shortest south of it.
What does the Sun entering Cancer mean in astrology?
It is the Cancer ingress: astrologers cast a chart for 08:25 UTC on June 21, 2026 and read it for the season ahead, and in 2026 that chart has the Moon at 23°16' Virgo (first quarter, 44% lit).
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| UTC | June 21, 2026, 08:25 UTC |
| Los Angeles | Sun, Jun 21, 01:25 AM |
| New York | Sun, Jun 21, 04:25 AM |
| London | Sun, Jun 21, 09:25 AM |
| India | Sun, Jun 21, 01:55 PM |
| Sydney | Sun, Jun 21, 06:25 PM |
The sky at the June solstice 2026
| Body | Position |
|---|---|
| Sun | ♋︎ 0°00' Cancer |
| Moon | ♍︎ 23°16' Virgo |
| Mercury | ♋︎ 23°36' Cancer |
| Venus | ♌︎ 9°09' Leo |
| Mars | ♉︎ 24°38' Taurus |
| Jupiter | ♋︎ 28°07' Cancer |
| Saturn | ♈︎ 13°41' Aries |
| Uranus | ♊︎ 3°12' Gemini |
| Neptune | ♈︎ 4°21' Aries |
| Pluto | ♒︎ 5°03' Aquarius R |
| Moon phase | first quarter, 44% lit |
Geocentric tropical positions at the exact instant; R = retrograde.
Day length on June 21, 2026
| City | Daylight |
|---|---|
| London | 16 h 38 min |
| New York | 15 h 06 min |
| Mexico City | 13 h 18 min |
| Bogotá | 12 h 24 min |
| São Paulo | 10 h 41 min |
| Sydney | 9 h 54 min |
Sunrise to sunset on that calendar date at each city, computed for the Sun’s upper edge with standard refraction.
The Sun enters Cancer
Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon; its keywords: protective, intuitive, loyal. The Sun’s 30 days in Cancer start at this instant.
Retrograde at the June solstice 2026: Pluto.
Data: seasons/2026.json (CC0 JSON).