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Solstice

A solstice is the time when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly sun path relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. 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.

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Solstice

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related to Solstice celebrations · 42
Solstice → British, Christian, Christian Church, Christmas, December, Dongzhi Festival, During, Easter, England, For, Hanukkah, In, In East Asian, Irish, Ivan Kupala Day, Jewish, John, John's Eve, Johns Day, Judaism
related to Definitions and frames of reference · 26
Solstice → BC, December, Earth, For, From, However, In, It, June, Latin, Latin-language, Natural History, North Pole, Pliny, Pole, Relative, Roman Republic, Similarly, South Pole, Sun
related to English names · 25
Solstice → Cancer, Capricorn, December, Due, First, Hebrew, However, Islamic, June, Northern, Northern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere's, Roman Classical, Sagittarius, Southern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere's, Summer, Sun, Sun's, Taurus
related to Solstice terms in East Asia · 19
Solstice → Chinese, December, Dongji, Dōngzhì, East Asian, Geshi, Haji, Hạ, It, January, Japanese, July, June, Korean, Sun, The, Tōji, Vietnamese, Xiàzhì
related to External links · 17
Solstice → Aphelion, Astronomical Applications Department, Astronomy, Earth's Seasons, Equinoxes, Eric, Eric Weisstein's World, Gregorian, Perihelion, Retrieved December, Retrieved October, Solstices, Solstices Calculator, Summer Solstice, The, United States Naval Observatory, Weisstein
related to In the constellations · 14
Solstice → Aries, BC, Cancer, Capricornus, December, Gemini, IAU, Leo, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Taurus, The, Using
related to Relationship to seasons · 13
Solstice → As, At, Cancer, Capricorn, December, Earth's, June, Northern Hemisphere, Similarly, Southern Hemisphere, Sun, The, Tropic
related to Etymology · 12
Solstice → An, Earth, English, Germanic, Latin, Middle English, Middle High German, Old English, Old Norse, Sun's, Sunstead, The
related to Ancient Greek names and concepts · 8
Solstice → As, Earth, Earth's, Greek, Sun, The, The Ancient Greeks, The Sun
related to Solstice determination · 6
Solstice → It, Sun, The, This, Those, Unlike

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Solsticerelated to Ancient Greek names and conceptsEarth0.60section
Solsticerelated to Ancient Greek names and conceptsThe Ancient Greeks0.60section
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Solsticerelated to Ancient Greek names and conceptsThe Sun0.60section
Solsticerelated to Definitions and frames of referenceFor0.60section
Solsticerelated to Definitions and frames of referenceNorth Pole0.60section

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