1) Cosmic time 2) Equinox opposite 3) Fall follower 4) First day of summer 5) French word used in English 6) Greek girl name 7) June event 8) Occurrence after the fall 9) One of two events a year 10) Semiannual occurrence 11) Start of summer or winter 12) Summer or winter event 13) Summer starter 14) Summer starts with one
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1) Midsummer
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The point at which the Sun is in greatest declination
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• (v. i.) The time of the sun`s passing the solstices, or solstitial points, namely, about June 21 and December 21. See Illust. in Appendix. • (v. i.) A stopping or standing still of the sun. • (v. i.) The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the equator, north or south, namely, the first point of the sign Cancer a...
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Either of the two instants during the year when the Sun, as seen from Earth, is farthest north or south of the equator. The summer solstice (when the Sun is over the Tropic of Cancer) occurs around June 21st; the winter solstice (when the Sun is over the Tropic of Capricorn) happens around December 21st. In the Northern Hemisphere, summer and winte...
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either of the two moments in the year when the Sun`s apparent path is farthest north or south from the Earth`s Equator. In the Northern Hemisphere ... [5 related articles]
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Either of two points on the ecliptic, midway between the equinoxes, at which the Sun reaches its greatest northern declination (summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, winter solstice in the southern, on Jun. 21) and greatest southern declination (vice versa, on Dec. 22). At these points occur t...
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Roughly December 22 and June 22, when day and night are at their most extreme lengths. They are held (in the northern hemisphere) as the sabbats of Yule and Litha.
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1. A stopping or standing still of the sun. ... 2. <astronomy> The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the equator, north or south, namely, the first point of the sign Cancer and the first point of the sign Capricorn, the former being the summer solstice, latter the winter solstice, in northern latitudes; so called because...
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Astrological dates occurring twice a year on the pagan Sabbats, Litha (on or around June 21st) and Yule (on or around December 21st). Litha represents the longest day of the years (the most daylight) where Yule represents the longest night of the year (the least daylight). Compare with Equinox.
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Sol'stice noun [ Latin
solstitium ;
sol the sun +
sistere to cause to stand, akin to
stare to stand: confer French
solstice . See
Solar ,
adjective ,
Stand ,
intransitive verb ]
1. A stopping o...
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Dates when the declination of the Sun is at 23.5° North or South of the equator. For the Northern Hemisphere this date falls on June 21 or 22 (Summer Solstice). In the Southern Hemisphere the date is December 21 or 22 (Winter Solstice).
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A solstice is a point on the ecliptic midway between the equinoxes, where the sun, reversing its motion in declination, seems to stand still.
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(L: sol sun; stare to stand) the two occasions when the sun is furthest north or south of the equator. Summer solstice is 21st June, winter solstice is 22nd December, for the Northern Hemisphere.
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One of the two times of each year when the sun reaches its maximum northerly or southerly position among the stars. In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice on June 21, is the longest day of the year and winter solstice on December 21 is the shortest day of the year.
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solstice 1. Either of the times when the sun is farthest from the equator, on or about June 21 or December 21. The summer solstice falls in June in the northern hemisphere but in December in the southern hemisphere, and vice versa for the winter solstice. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the winter solstice is the shortest. ...
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an event that occurs twice a year when Earth's tilt causes the Sun to reach the most northern and most southern extremes.
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acronym: Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment
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noun either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
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Either of two days when the sun's position overhead at noon is farthest north or south of the equator. These dates are June 21 for the Northern Hemisphere summer solstice, and about December 22 for the Northern Hemisphere winter solstice. The solstices are reversed for the Southern Hemisphere, with the winter solstice on June 21.
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Either of the days on which the Sun is farthest north or south of the celestial equator each year. In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice, when the Sun is farthest north, occurs around 21 June and the winter solstice around 22 December
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22 June, and 22 December. Time of the year when the day is either shortest, or longest depending on where you are.
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[Lesser known words] when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
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[Literary terms] when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
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when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
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