Sunrise celebrations at Stonehenge on shortest day of the year

 

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The northern hemisphere is now the furthest it will be from the sunpublished at 09:22

09:22

As the clock strikes 09:21 GMT, it marks the official time of the solstice in the UK. That means that the Earth has reached its maximum tilt on its axis away from the Sun.

It also means that from here, the days will get progressively longer until the summer solstice in June. If you're growing tired of long nights and dark mornings, more daylight will be on the way in the weeks ahead.

Image caption,

at 09:21 the Earth will be tilted the furthest away from the Sun in the northern hemisphere

SUMMER SOLSTICE 2024

 Stonehenge was built to align with the sun on the solstices. This year summer solstice will be celebrated from 7pm on Thursday 20th June to 8am on Friday 21st June.

English Heritage is pleased to provide free Managed Open Access to Stonehenge summer solstice. We ask that if you are planning to join us for this peaceful and special occasion that you read the Conditions of Entry and the information provided below before deciding whether to come.

Thursday 20 June 2024
SOLSTICE CAR PARK OPENS	19:00 hours
ACCESS TO STONEHENGE MONUMENT FIELD	19:00 hours
SUNSET	21:26 hours

 

Friday 21 June 2024
SUNRISE	04:52 hours
LAST ADMISSION TO SOLSTICE CAR PARK	06:00 hours (or when full)
STONEHENGE MONUMENT FIELD CLOSES	08:00 hours
SOLSTICE CAR PARK TO BE VACATED	12:00 hours (noon)

 

There is a 25-30 minute walk (approximately 1½ miles or 2km) from the Stonehenge Visitor Centre to Stonehenge. This walk is across National Trust downland which is uneven: sensible footwear and a torch are advisable.

There will be a shuttle bus to the stones operating once the monument field has been opened (see times above).

Saturday 4 May - Sunday 5 May - Stonehenge Weather Forecast

 

Saturday 4 May☀ ▲ 5:35    20:31  ▼ ☼
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Time	Temp	Feels	RainRisk	Amount	Cloud	Dir	Speed	Gust	RH	UV	Weather
1:00	7 °c	3 °c	7%	0.0mm	2%		2mph	6mph	94%	0
2:00	5 °c	3 °c	2%	0.0mm	7%		2mph	7mph	94%	0
3:00	5 °c	3 °c	2%	0.0mm	18%		2mph	4mph	93%	0
4:00	4 °c	3 °c	2%	0.0mm	95%		2mph	6mph	92%	0
5:00	4 °c	2 °c	2%	0.0mm	100%		2mph	6mph	93%	0
6:00	5 °c	2 °c	2%	0.0mm	100%		2mph	6mph	93%	0
7:00	6 °c	4 °c	2%	0.0mm	100%		0mph	4mph	93%	0
8:00	7 °c	6 °c	17%	0.0mm	100%		0mph	5mph	90%	0
9:00	8 °c	9 °c	2%	0.0mm	91%		2mph	7mph	85%	1
10:00	11 °c	10 °c	5%	0.0mm	38%		4mph	10mph	75%	2
11:00	12 °c	11 °c	5%	0.0mm	14%		4mph	12mph	68%	3
12:00	14 °c	12 °c	9%	0.0mm	84%		8mph	16mph	66%	4
13:00	14 °c	13 °c	12%	0.0mm	73%		8mph	19mph	65%	4
14:00	14 °c	13 °c	12%	0.0mm	80%		8mph	18mph	65%	4
15:00	14 °c	12 °c	5%	0.0mm	75%		8mph	19mph	68%	3
16:00	14 °c	12 °c	5%	0.0mm	64%		8mph	19mph	68%	2
17:00	14 °c	12 °c	2%	0.0mm	47%		6mph	17mph	68%	1
18:00	14 °c	12 °c	7%	0.0mm	6%		6mph	14mph	70%	0
19:00	13 °c	11 °c	2%	0.0mm	0%		6mph	14mph	81%	0
20:00	12 °c	9 °c	0%	0.0mm	0%		4mph	11mph	86%	0
21:00	10 °c	7 °c	2%	0.0mm	0%		2mph	6mph	90%	0
22:00	8 °c	7 °c	2%	0.0mm	0%		2mph	4mph	91%	0
23:00	7 °c	6 °c	0%	0.0mm	0%		2mph	4mph	90%	0
0:00	6 °c	6 °c	2%	0.0mm	1%		2mph	4mph	91%	0
Sunday 5 May☀ ▲ 5:33    20:33  ▼ ☼
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Time	Temp	Feels	RainRisk	Amount	Cloud	Dir	Speed	Gust	RH	UV	Weather
1:00	5 °c	5 °c	7%	0.0mm	13%		2mph	5mph	91%	0
2:00	5 °c	5 °c	5%	0.0mm	25%		4mph	7mph	91%	0
3:00	5 °c	5 °c	12%	0.0mm	100%		4mph	8mph	92%	0
4:00	5 °c	4 °c	17%	0.0mm	97%		4mph	8mph	91%	0
5:00	5 °c	3 °c	17%	0.0mm	28%		4mph	8mph	92%	0
6:00	4 °c	4 °c	15%	0.0mm	27%		4mph	9mph	92%	0
7:00	5 °c	6 °c	27%	0.0mm	39%		4mph	8mph	90%	0
8:00	8 °c	7 °c	30%	0.0mm	100%		4mph	10mph	87%	0
9:00	8 °c	10 °c	30%	0.0mm	94%		4mph	11mph	84%	1
10:00	10 °c	11 °c	32%	0.0mm	100%		6mph	12mph	79%	2
11:00	11 °c	12 °c	40%	0.1mm	100%		6mph	13mph	75%	3
12:00	11 °c	12 °c	42%	0.1mm	98%		4mph	11mph	81%	1
13:00	13 °c	11 °c	42%	0.0mm	87%		6mph	15mph	85%	1
14:00	14 °c	11 °c	85%	0.1mm	87%		8mph	16mph	82%	2
15:00	14 °c	12 °c	85%	0.0mm	99%		8mph	17mph	77%	3
16:00	15 °c	12 °c	85%	0.0mm	98%		6mph	17mph	77%	2
17:00	14 °c	11 °c	85%	0.0mm	100%		6mph	15mph	92%	0
18:00	14 °c	9 °c	80%	0.1mm	100%		4mph	13mph	94%	0
19:00	13 °c	10 °c	75%	0.3mm	100%		2mph	9mph	93%	0
20:00	12 °c	9 °c	70%	0.1mm	98%		2mph	5mph	97%	0
21:00	11 °c	9 °c	75%	0.1mm	96%		0mph	4mph	97%	0
22:00	11 °c	9 °c	80%	0.0mm	93%		0mph	0mph	97%	0