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

After the winter solstice this past weekend, every day brings a little more sunlight.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Consider the original Yule Logs, massive oak trunks that Vikings burned for the duration of the Midwinter solstice to rebuke the long darkness.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

December’s event is called the Cold Moon because it rises amid longer, chillier nights approaching the winter solstice, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Toward the end of our second day on the train, June 13, eight days before the summer solstice, we passed through spine golden hills and over the Mississippi River into St. Louis.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan