Sunset, Summer Solstice at the UMass Sunwheel

The public is invited to witness sunrise and sunset associated with the summer solstice among the standing stones of the UMass Amherst Sunwheel on Sunday, June 21. The morning gathering begins at 5 a.m., shortly before sunrise at 5:13 a.m., and the evening gathering begins at 7:30 p.m., about an hour before sunset at 8:30 p.m. These hour-long Sunwheel events mark the astronomical change of seasons and the longest day and shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.