summer solstice
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As spring progresses, the gap between sunrise and sunset will keep widening until the summer solstice on 21 June when daylight will be at its peak.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Yet on the summer solstice, I spotted his SUV at the beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
It is composed of sarsens and bluestones, all of them aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024
On Thursday, everyone in the northern half of our planet will experience the summer solstice.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024
We’ll stretch this day out as long as possible, like we’re the summer solstice.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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