summer solstice

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Yet on the summer solstice, I spotted his SUV at the beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

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 • Nov. 16, 2024

Just because there is more daylight at the summer solstice it doesn’t mean it will necessarily be hot.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice happens when Earth’s tilt toward the sun is greatest.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

At this rate, we’d never make it to L.A. alive, much less before the summer solstice.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan