solstice
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Visions of those possibilities were realized on the summer solstice in mid-June at L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The tubes’ openings frame the sunrise and sunset on solstice days, while the perforations admit light onto their interior walls in the pattern of certain constellations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Fête de la Musique has been going for more than 40 years, and is always held on the summer solstice.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
The earliest sunrises happen before the summer solstice and the latest sunsets happen after.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
On the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, as the hours crept toward midday, the shadows of temple columns grew shorter.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Every year, California gets hit with those highest high tides roughly around the summer and winter solstices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
We have solstices because the Earth is tilted on its axis by 23.5 degrees, which affects which part of the planet's surface the sun is directly overhead at any given time.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Any planet that is tilted will have solstices.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
An oval trench with openings oriented toward the summer and winter solstices surrounded several silos, including the one with the three women.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024
The moon grew fat and thin, there were solstices, first frosts, and spring rains.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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