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SUMMER SOLSTICE
Peak LightNext:Sunday, June 21, 2026at8:25 AM UTC
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The Summer Solstice brings the year's longest day—a moment of maximum illumination when the Sun pauses at its highest point before beginning its descent. As the Sun enters Cancer at 0°, cardinal water floods in, turning the fire of Aries' initiation into nourishment for what's growing.
This is the gateway of full exposure. Everything you've planted since spring now stands in the light. Take stock without judgment—what's thriving, what needs tending, what may need releasing. The solstice asks you to celebrate what's alive while acknowledging that even at peak light, the turning has already begun.