The June Solstice 2020 and a Rare ’Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Take Place this Weekend

The June Solstice is Saturday, June 20, 2020, at 21:44 UTC. That’s 4:44 p.m. CDT in North America on June 20. In the Northern Hemisphere, the June Solstice occurs when the Sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky. This event marks the start of summer in the northern half of the globe. In the Southern Hemisphere, the June Solstice marks the start of winter, when the Sun is at its lowest point in the sky. ’Solstice’ (Latin: ’solstitium’) means ’sun-stopping’, because the point where the S