solstice

Example Sentences

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Astronomical winter starts on the 21 December, known as the winter solstice and is the shortest day of the year.

From BBC

At the time, the planet and its many moons were at southern summer solstice, with their south poles fully lit and their north poles shrouded in darkness.

From Scientific American

For those north of the equator, the start of spring means daylight will start to stretch longer— with earlier sunrises and later sunsets — until the summer solstice in June.

From Seattle Times

Monday was fairly close to two-thirds of the way past the June 20 summer solstice and a third of the way to the Sept. 22 fall equinox.

From Washington Post

Instead, Wonder Woods took place in 2021, from June 19- 21, with the wedding ceremony on June 20, the night of the summer solstice.

From New York Times