It's within a day either way of December 22.
December 21 between South America and the International Date Line; December 22 in the rest of the southern hemisphere (December 22 at 05:30 UTC)
Under the old calender the summer solstice fell on 11 June 1594 on the feast of St Barnabas
Date of Winter Solstice in the Sothern Hemisphere is June 21.
Summer begins at the June solstice in the north and at the December solstice in the south. Summer begins on June 20th or 21st, when the sun is furthest north, known as the Summer Solstice. Here is a link to some additional information: http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/us/summer.aspx
The solstices occur at the same time around the world, but what one hemisphere calls the summer solstice the other hemisphere calls the winter solstice, and vice versa, since the seasons are always opposite across the equator.
The summer solstice in 1962 occurred on June 21st.
December 21 between South America and the International Date Line; December 22 in the rest of the southern hemisphere (December 22 at 05:30 UTC)
Under the old calender the summer solstice fell on 11 June 1594 on the feast of St Barnabas
The northern hemisphere summer solstice is tomorrow, June 21, 2010, at 11:28 AM GMT.
The farthest south that the vertical rays of the sun reach south of the equator occurs around December 21st each year, which is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. This marks the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
equinoxes
June 21, 2004, at 00:57 UTC (Universal Time).
In the Northern hemisphere, the summer solstice (first day of summer) for 2009 is on June 21st.
June 21, as usual.
From the point of view of the northern Hemisphere and everyone in it, December 21 is the beginning of Winter, and the position of the sun on that date is the Winter Solstice. From the point of view of the southern Hemisphere and everyone in it, December 21 is the beginning of Summer, and the position of the sun on that date is the Summer Solstice.
The summer solstice. (Sorry, I don't know the exact date.)
it starts at the begining of summer.. earth is tilted toward the sun... i do not know the exact date but it is the start of summer