summer solstice

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nounAstronomy.
  1. the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Origin of summer solstice

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First recorded in 1540–50

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How to use summer solstice in a sentence

  • During summer solstice 1977, Anna Sofaer, a researcher who studied astronomy of the ancient Pueblo people in America’s Southwest, located the sun dagger site near Fajada Butte, in present-day Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

  • The strawberry moon is the full moon closest in timing to the summer solstice, which coincides with the strawberry-growing season in what’s now the northeastern United States and parts of northern Canada.

    The Strawberry Moon, explained | Erin Fennessy | June 23, 2021 | Popular-Science

British Dictionary definitions for summer solstice

summer solstice

noun
  1. the time at which the sun is at its northernmost point in the sky (southernmost point in the S hemisphere), appearing at noon at its highest altitude above the horizon. It occurs about June 21 (December 22 in the S hemisphere)

  2. astronomy the point on the celestial sphere, opposite the winter solstice, at which the ecliptic is furthest north from the celestial equator. Right ascension: 6 hours; declination: 23.5°

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Scientific definitions for summer solstice

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