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- Solstice - Wikipedia
Two solstices occur annually, around 20–22 June and 20–22 December In many countries, the seasons of the year are defined by reference to the solstices and the equinoxes The term solstice can also be used in a broader sense, as the day when this occurs
- Solstice | Definition Facts | Britannica
Solstice, either of the two moments in the year when the Sun’s apparent path is farthest north or south from Earth’s Equator In the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice occurs on June 20 or 21 and the winter solstice on December 21 or 22
- What Is the Equinox? And What Is the Solstice?
These moments are the solstices The June solstice takes place sometime between June 20 and 22, when the Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere As a rough guide, the Tropic of Cancer passes through Mexico, northern Africa, the Middle East, India, and China
- What Is a Solstice? | NESDIS | National Environmental . . .
In the Southern Hemisphere, the Summer Solstice occurs when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn, usually December 21 The solstice days are the days with the most (for Summer) or fewest (for Winter) hours of sunlight during the whole year
- Solstice - National Geographic Society
On our planet, solstices are defined by solar declination —the latitude of Earth where the sun is directly overhead at noon On Earth, solstices are twice-yearly phenomena in which solar declination reaches the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the south
- What to know about summer solstice, the longest day of the . . .
Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer
- Equinoxes and Solstices in United States 2025
A solstice is the day when the sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky The summer solstice signals the beginning of astronomical summer and the winter solstice signals the beginning of winter Perhaps most importantly though, the solstices mark the longest and shortest day of the year
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