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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
- The Seasons, the Equinox, and the Solstices - National Weather Service
For a complete listing of the dates of the winter and summer solstices and spring and fall equinoxes through 2100, check out this site from the U S Naval Observatory
- Solstice | Definition Facts | Britannica
Seasonal configuration of Earth and Sun Earth's orbit around the Sun, with the positions of solstices and equinoxes
- The Equinoxes and the Solstices - timeanddate. com
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
- What Is a Solstice? - National Environmental Satellite, Data and . . .
The ancient construction known as Stonehenge in England may have been designed, among other purposes, to pay special honor to the solstices and equinoxes These are the times and locations during Earth's journey around the sun that we humans have long used to mark our seasons
- Shortest day of the year: When is the winter solstice in 2025?
However the astronomical seasons are defined by the Earth's position in its orbit, marked out by the solstices and equinoxes And so by this criteria, the winter solstice is the first day of winter
- Equinoxes and Solstices in United States 2025 - Sunrise and Sunset Time
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
- 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
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