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summer solstice

noun as in summer

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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

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, meaning the day of the year that has the most hours of sunlight.

From BBC

On Thursday, everyone in the northern half of our planet will experience the summer solstice.

Manhattanhenge does not take place on the summer solstice itself, which is June 20 this year.

A new study published in Nature Plants has found that the summer solstice acts as a "starting gun" to synchronise beech tree reproduction across vast distances in Europe, affecting ecosystem functions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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