The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight.

The June solstice will bring us the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer. Here's when and what to know about summer solstice.

The 2025 summer solstice takes place Friday, June 20, at 10:42 p.m. ET. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, ...

As June progresses, Earth prepares for a key moment in its orbit: the summer solstice, which in 2025 will occur on Friday, June 20, at 10:42 p.m. ET. This event marks the astronomi ...

Those in County Fermanagh, one of the most western parts of the UK, will see its first pre-8pm sunset some 17 days later, on ...

Mark your calendars for June 15, 2025, as Surya, the Sun, shifts from Taurus to Gemini. Vedic astrology suggests this transit ...

After a four-year hiatus, February 29 gets it fleeting, 24-hours of fame on Monday - before being banished from the pages of our calendars again until 2020, when the next leap year occurs.

The 13,000-year-old carvings found in Turkey track the phases of the sun, moon and constellations, making it the earliest known lunisolar calendar. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Here's what to know about the upcoming 2025 summer solstice this week and when it last fell on June 22 — the rarest date for the longest day.