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noun - either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
noun - the time of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
SOLSTICES - A solstice is an event occurring when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the cel...
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Summer and winter events |
Drunkard scoffs extremely luscious desserts in biannual events |
MacNeice's extreme days |
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Oct 21 2015 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
Apr 21 2012 Universal |
Feb 20 2004 The Times - Specialist |
Solstices description |
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A solstice is an event occurring when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. Two solstices occur annually, around June 21 and December 21. The seasons of the year are determined by reference to both the solstices and the equinoxes. * The term solstice can also be used in a broader sense, as the day when this occurs. The day of a solstice in either hemisphere has either the most sunlight of the year (summer solstice) or the least sunlight of the year (winter solstice) for any place other than the Equator. Alternative terms, with no ambiguity as to which hemisphere is the context, are "June solstice" and "December solstice", referring to the months in which they take place every year. The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol ("sun") and sistere ("to stand still"), because at the solstices, the Sun's declination appears to "stand still"; that is, the seasonal movement of the Sun's daily path (as se |