Summer Solstice 2024 India. The solstice occurs twice in the year, and marks the change in seasons. It is the longest day of the year that marks the arrival of the summer season.

Toi science desk / timesofindia.com / aug 11, 2024, 10:41 ist The event occurs due to earth’s axial tilt of 23.5 degrees, with the north pole closest to the sun and the sun directly over the tropic of cancer at 23.5°n.