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Summer solstice

The summer solstice or estival solstice occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). The summer solstice is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year in that hemisphere. At either pole there is continuous daylight at the…

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Length of the day on northern summer solstice

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Also called
Midsummer; the Longest Day; the Shortest Night; Estival solstice
Date
June 20 or June 21 (Northern Hemisphere) and December 21 or December 22 (Southern Hemisphere)
Observed by
Various cultures
Significance
Beginning of lengthening nights and shortening days
Type
Cultural, astronomical

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Summer solstice

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Summer solstice

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related to Observances · 28
Summer solstice → Albanians, Blegtorisë, China, Cornwall, Estonia, Europe, Festa, Finland, Golowan, Iceland, Iran, Jaanipäev, Joninės, Juhannus, Jónsmessa, Jāņi, Kupala Night, Latvia, Lithuania, Malit/Bjeshkës
related to Culture · 23
Summer solstice → Americas, Asia, At, BC, Christian Church, Easter, Europe, First Council, In, Julian, June, Many, March, Marcus Terentius Varro, Middle East, Neolithic, Nicaea, Roman Empire, Romans, The
related to External links · 7
Summer solstice → Community, Information, NeoProgrammics, Northern/Southern Solstice Dates/Times From, Summer Solstice Dates, SummerSolstice, Table
related to Length of the day on northern summer solstice · 6
Summer solstice → Finnish Meteorological Institute, June, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, The, Times
is a · 2
Summer solstice → day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year in that hemisphere, longest day of the year for that hemisphere
Also called · 1
Summer solstice → Midsummer; the Longest Day; the Shortest Night; Estival solstice
Date · 1
Summer solstice → June 20 or June 21 (Northern Hemisphere) and December 21 or December 22 (Southern Hemisphere)
Observed by · 1
Summer solstice → Various cultures
Significance · 1
Summer solstice → Beginning of lengthening nights and shortening days
Type · 1
Summer solstice → Cultural, astronomical

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Summer solsticeAlso calledMidsummer; the Longest Day; the Shortest Night; Estival solstice1.00infobox
Summer solsticeDateJune 20 or June 21 (Northern Hemisphere) and December 21 or December 22 (Southern Hemisphere)1.00infobox
Summer solsticeObserved byVarious cultures1.00infobox
Summer solsticeSignificanceBeginning of lengthening nights and shortening days1.00infobox
Summer solsticeTypeCultural, astronomical1.00infobox
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Summer solsticeis alongest day of the year for that hemisphere0.90text
Summer solsticerelated to CultureThere0.60section
Summer solsticerelated to CultureNeolithic0.60section
Summer solsticerelated to CultureMany0.60section
Summer solsticerelated to CultureEurope0.60section
Summer solsticerelated to CultureMiddle East0.60section

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