Watch with me | Summer Solstice at Stonehenge

Stonehenge, Salisbury UK 6/20/2026 to 6/21/2026 🌄 Sunset: 20th of June at 21:26 BST 🌅 Sunrise: 21st of June at 04:52 BST Stonehenge was built to align with the sun on the solstices. What is the Summer Solstice? 🌞 Stonehenge is an ancient prehistoric world heritage site which has been a place of worship and celebration at the time of Summer Solstice for thousands of years, but why? The solstice is a key moment in the sun’s annual cycle. It occurs on the longest day of the year, usually 21st June, when the position of the rising or setting sun stands still in its movement along the horizon. It has a special significance to Stonehenge because the ancient monument, built in about 2500 BC, was carefully designed to align with the movements of the sun. On the summer solstice itself, the sun rises behind the Heel Stone in the north-east part of the horizon and its first rays shine into the heart of the ancient circle. It is likely that people gathered at the site at both midsummer and midwinter solstices to conduct rituals and ceremonies relating to the changing seasons, the sun and the sky. We may never know the exact reasons why though. https://www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk...