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They receive two annual peaks in solar radiation near the equinoxes and two yearly lows near the solstices.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The stones, which are thought to have been placed there around 2,500 BC, line up with the Sun's movements during the two solstices, marking the changing of the seasons.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024

Any planet that is tilted will have solstices.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

An oval trench with openings oriented toward the summer and winter solstices surrounded several silos, including the one with the three women.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 9, 2024

The moon grew fat and thin, there were solstices, first frosts, and spring rains.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead