Visitors are seen during Summer solstice observances at Stonehenge on June 21, 2026 in Wiltshire, England. People continued the age-old tradition of gathering at Stonehenge for the summer solstice, when the earth's north pole has its maximum tilt toward the sun, which occurs at 9:24 AM on June 21st. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
More than 20,000 people gathered at Stonehenge on Saturday, June 21, to witness one of the world’s most famous ancient astronomical alignments: the summer solstice sunrise.
Warm and clear weather gave visitors inside the stone circle a striking view as the sun rose at 4:24 a.m. BST above the Heel Stone, located around 250 feet northeast of the monument’s center.
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