# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLKI9MfsPV1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35582082-europeanspaceagency-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0adfffd672.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-21T09:50:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** J.L.Lopez (@xandler80) — https://gondola.cc/xandler80

## Caption

What a planetary day to celebrate! 🌍☀️🧘‍♀️🎶

Whether you’re marking the solstice, enjoying a yoga session for International Yoga Day or listening to your favourite tune for World Music Day, 21 June invites us all to pause, soak in the sunlight and tune in to what makes us feel alive.

This year’s solstice occurred at exactly 04:42 CEST, the moment the Sun reached its northernmost point in the sky.

Seen from space, Earth puts on quite the show. In this carousel, you’ll find two videos offering different perspectives on a year of shifting light and shadow, from one June solstice to the next: one centred over Africa, the other over the Western Pacific.

At this point in our orbit, the day–night line (known as the terminator) reaches its most dramatic tilt. The Northern Hemisphere enjoys its longest day of the year, while the Southern Hemisphere sees its shortest.

So whether you’re basking in the glow or curling up in the dusk, we wish you a happy solstice — and a moment to breathe, move and groove.

📸 eumetsatmedia processed by europeanspaceagency 
📸 JMA processed by ESA

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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |

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