'Strawberry Moon' to follow earliest summer solstice in 228 years
The June solstice occurs at 4:50 p.m. EDT on Thursday, the earliest solstice in 228 years. The exact day and time of the solstice varies slightly from year to year, but the last time it happened this early was in 1796 when it took place at 1:45 p.m. ET on June 20.