summer solstice

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The following year, the festival was held in June to coincide with the summer solstice.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

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

Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Dr Merriman also confirmed the site would be open for summer solstice celebrations as normal from 19:00 BST on Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

“And get it back to Olympus before the summer solstice, in ten days.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan