Summer solstice arrives on Sunday. What to know about the astronomical phenomenon

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Original Load Date June 20, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 20, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/summer-solstice-arrives-on-sunday-heres-what-to-know-about-the-astronomical-phenomenon/3951389/

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The longest day of the year has nearly arrived. In the northern Hemisphere, Sunday marks the summer solstice, the start of astronomical summer north of the equator– and represents the peak of the sun’s annual march higher in the sky, when it makes its longest, highest arc. Stream NBC 5 for free, 2...