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

These dates, along with the solstices and equinoxes, were traditional times when serfs paid their rent to their feudal masters, usually in the form of livestock or grain.

From Washington Post

In Minnesota, dawn arrives as early as before 5:30 a.m. in summer, while sunset at the solstice happens after 9 p.m.

From Washington Times

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