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winter solstice <a winter solstice; winter solstices> N

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The summer solstice occurs during a hemisphere's summer.
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It's a solar calendar, which contains 18 months of 20 days, and 2/3 transition days before the winter solstice and summer solstice.
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For this reason, the month name is arranged in orderly row from the month with the winter solstice, except the intercalary month.
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The rest of the nation recognizes the summer solstice as the event when the sun's rays are closest to being direct.
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Also, since perihelion and aphelion do not happen on exactly the same dates as the solstices, the maxima and minima are slightly asymmetrical.
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It is likely that he was not the first to determine the solstices, because no calculation is necessary.
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This eclipse will start only a few hours after the northern solstice and most of the path will go across areas with midnight sun.
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Two golden arcs along the sides, marking the angle between the solstices, were added later.
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The data revealed clear peaks corresponding to orientations pointing to the sunrise at winter solstice and to the moon at its southernmost rising position.
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For this reason during the summer solstice, the night is magic.
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