An event in the Earth's orbit during which the tilt of the Earth's axis is pointed most directly towards or away from the Sun. The summer solstice for the northern hemisphere occurs within a few days of June 21 every year. It is on this day that the position of the Sun in the sky at noon is at its highest altitude of the year, and the position of the Sun at Sunrise and Sunset is farthest north for the year. The winter solstice is around December 21, marking the date on which the Sun is lowest in the sky at noon and rises and sets farthest south. The day of the summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and the day of the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year.
Either of the two times of the year when the sun is the greatest distance from the celestial equator, occurring about June 22 and December 22. The summer solstice marks the day containing the maximum hours of daylight, whereas the winter solstice has the fewest hours of daylight (the longest night).
The occasion when the sun, as viewed from the earth, reaches its farthest northern point (the summer solstice) or its farthest southern point (the winter solstice).
The culminating point of winter or summer. At the winter solstice, the earth's north pole is at its maximum distance from the sun, causing winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the southern hemisphere. At the summer solstice, the eath's noth pole is tilted to closest proximity to the sun, causing summer.
This refers to the point when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator. In the summer, solstice occurs June 20 or 21, and marks the longest length of daylight
The times when the Earth's spin axis points either towards or away from the Sun. Alternatively, the solstice is when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky, as seen from the pole. The summer solstice is when the Sun reaches its highest point as seen from the North pole, and marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The winter solstice is when the Sun reaches its highest point as seen from the South pole, and marks the longest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. (See Figure 1)
solstice: the longest and shortest day of the year. The Winter Solstice is the shortest and the Summer Solstice is the longest. These points represent the two key midpoints between the autumn and spring equinoxes in the Earth's elliptical orbit around the sun, and were worshipped as holy days in many of the Earth's ancient cultures. Many of the ancient stone temples and structures of the world contain alignments with the rising or setting sun on these days.
Literally, Sun-stand-still. One of two places on the Ecliptic, the Summer Solstice and the Winter Solstice, where the declination of the Sun is at its greatest northern or southern value, and is neither increasing toward the north, nor toward the south. Also, one of the days when it is at one of those positions.
The date and time when the sun reaches its northernmost or southernmost extreme. On the summer solstice, the interval of daylight is at its maximum and the nighttime interval is at its minimum for the year. The reverse occurs at the winter solstice. The solstices happen about June 21 and December 21. Many religious holy days are synchronized to the equinoxes. Wiccans, other Neopagans, Native Americans and followers of many aboriginal religions worldwide celebrate the solstices.
either of the two points on the ecliptic at which the apparent longitude (see longitude, celestial) of the Sun is 90° or 270° ; also the time at which the Sun is at either point.
from the word Sol meaning Sun and stice meaning standing. On December 21, the Sun is standing at the turning point of its travel south (on the horizon) - it is at the Winter Solstice.
This is the time when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly point. It marks the beginning of Summer and Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. Summer solstice occurs on June 21st and winter solstice on December 22nd.
Marks the longest day (Summer Solstice) and the longest night (Winter Solstice)
Solstice at Nabta There are two solstices each year. The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, occurs when the sun appears farthest south in the sky. The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, occurs when the sun appears farthest in the north. Egyptians were especially interested in the summer solstice because it marked the beginning of the Nile's flood season. Accurately predicting the floods was of such vital importance that the appearance of Sirius, which occurs around the time of the summer solstice, was recognized as the beginning of the Egyptian new year.
The times when the Sun reaches its greatest declination away from the Earth's equator. The times of longest day and shortest night, and vice versa. Occur in June and December.
Either of two points at which the Sun is farthest from the Celestial Equator
The point at which there is the greatest difference between day and night on the Earth. This happens twice per year – in June and December. In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice is the start of Summer and the December solstice is the start of Winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, these are switched: June begins the Winter and December begins the Summer. Astronomically, the solstices occur when the Sun appears to reach the northern-most or southern-most point and begins to head back in the other direction. In the Tropical Zodiac, the June solstice marks the Sun's entry into Cancer and the December solstice marks the Sun's entry into Capricorn (for both hemispheres). Pronounced: SOLE-stiss Compare: Equinox.
point on the sky where the ecliptic is furthest from the celestial equator by 23.5°. When the Sun is at the solstice point we have either the longest amount of daylight (summer: June 21 for northern hemisphere) or the shortest amount of daylight (winter: December 21 for northern hemisphere).
Either of the two moments in the year when the Sun's apparent path is farthest north or south from the Earth's Equator. Winter solstice, which occurs on December 21st or 22nd, represents a point in time with minimum solar energy avaible, while summer solstice represents the maximum.
a moment when the Sun reverses its motion between the stars (as seen from the Earth) from northward to southward or the other way around
a point in the orbit of the Earth around the Sun when the axis of the Earth is in the same plane as the line from the center of the Earth to the center of the Sun
a point on the ecliptic midway between the equinoxes, where the sun , reversing its motion in declination, seems to stand still
Either of two points on the celestial sphere where the Sun reaches its maximum distances north and south of the celestial equator; time of the year when the daylight is the longest or the shortest.
either of the two times of the year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marking the longest and shortest days of the year and the change of seasons
Literally "sun still". It refers to the apparent standstill of sunrise and sunset points at midsummer and midwinter. (i) The most southerly and northerly declinations of the Sun. (ii) The date on which the Sun attains its greatest declination.
Points of maximum declination, north and south, reached by the sun on the path of the ecliptic.
The day of the year when the sun reaches its extreme northerly or southerly point. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice happens near June 21, when the sun is at its northern extreme; the winter solstice occurs near December 21, when the sun is at its southern extreme.
When the vertical rays of the sun are directly over the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn. These represent the days with the most and the least daylight (depending upon what hemisphere you're talking about).
The time in the Earth's year when the Sun reaches its greatest distance from the equator, and day and night are at their longest or shortest. There is one in the summer and one in the winter.
is defined as the time of year when the declination of the sun reaches a minimum or maximum value. In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs on or about 21 June, and the winter solstice occurs around 21 December. The exact times of the solstices change from year to year.
The point on the celestial sphere midway between two equinoxes. The summer solstice, which the Sun reaches at the beginning of summer, is at the most Northerly point on the ecliptic. The winter solstice, which the Sun reaches at the beginning of winter, is at the most Southerly point on the ecliptic.
The same word can be used for the moment at which the Sun reaches the points defined in (1). The summer solstice is on about June 22nd and the winter solstice is on about December 22nd every year. Dates vary slightly due to leap years. The summer solstice occurs on the longest day, and the winter solstice on the shortest day. Ancient peoples often attached great importance to the solstices and many ancient monuments, including Stone Henge, are aligned with sunrise or sunset on these days. Some confusion may result in the fact that the dates of the solstices, now considered to mark the beginning of summer and winter, were previously thought of as the middle of the same seasons. Thus the day of the summer solstice is still sometimes called midsummer's day.
literally "sun stop"; date on which the sun stops its daily increase or decrease in the altitude of the noon sun; sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the celestial equator
The Solstice is a point in the Earth's orbit where the tilt of the Earth points directly toward and away from the Sun. There are two Solstices each year: In the hemisphere where the tilt is toward the Sun, that would be the Summer Solstice for the hemisphere. In the hemisphere where the tilt is away from the Sun, that would be the Winter Solstice. The Summer Solstice is the day with the least amount of nighttime and the longest amount of daytime and marks the beginning of Summer. The Winter Solstice is the day with the longest amount of nighttime and the least amount of daytime and marks the beginning of Winter. The Solstices are counter pointed by the Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes.
One of the two times of the year when daylight is shortest (winter solstice) or longest (summer solstice).
This is the time when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly point (around June 21st & December 22nd. respectively.). It marks the beginning of Summer and Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere.
When the Sun reaches its maximum declination. This occurs twice a year, at the beginning of Summer and Winter.
A day on which the polar ends of the terminator (the boundary between the day hemisphere and the night hemisphere) lie 23.5BC away from the associated geographic poles.
either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the sun is farthest north or south of the celestial equator; when the sun is at a solstice, the amount of daylight hours is greatest for summer and least for winter
The time of the year when the Sun appears furthest north or south of the celestial equator. The solstices mark the beginning of the Summer and Winter seasons.
the times of the year when the sun appears to the farthest north or south of the equator, lying above either the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn
The times when the sun seems to stand still before appearing to reverse its direction of motion either north or south. This occurs twice a year at the Summer Solstice on June 21st and at the Winter Solstice on December 21st. Literally, solstice means the 'sun standing still.' It comes from Latin solstitium, a compound of sol and stit, and the past participle sistere 'make stand.'
The time of year when the sun is the farthest north or the farthest south (about June 21 and December 21).
Time of year when the sun is at its highest (summer solstice) or lowest (winter solstice) point in the sky. The summer solstice occurs around June 21 and is the longest day and shortest night. The winter solstice is around Dec. 21 and is the shortest day and longest night.
The solstices are days when the Sun reaches its farthest northern and southern declinations. The winter solstice occurs on December 21 and marks the beginning of winter (this is the shortest day of the year). The summer solstice occurs on June 21 and marks the beginning of summer (this is the longest day of the year).
either of two points on the ecliptic where the sun achieves its maximum declination. The term also refers to the two dates when the sun reaches this position in its annual cycle. The winter solstice corresponds to the shortest day, the summer solstice to the longest. Near these points the sun's declination changes only slowly, hence the etymological meaning of solstice as 'standing sun'.
Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. The winter solstice occurs on December 21 and marks the beginning of winter, the shortest day of the year, in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solstice occurs on June 21 and marks the beginning of summer, the longest day of the year, in the Northern Hemisphere.
The extreme positions of the sun at midsummer and midwinter when the sun appears to stand still.
Roughly December 22 and June 22, when day and night are at their most extreme lengths. They are held (in the northern hemisphere) as the sabbats of Yule and Litha. (see Sabbats)
Popularly, the time which the sun is farthest north or south. In the northern hemisphere the summer solstice falls on or about June 21, and the winter solstice on or about December 22.
The day when the noontime Sun is either highest in the sky (summer solstice is June 22) or lowest in the sky (winter solstice on December 22).
Solstice is the name given to the event in which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This event occurs two times each year – on June 21 and December 21. Depending on whether you live in the Northern or Southern hemisphere, these days are referred to as the summer and winter solstices. The solstices are celebrated by witches.-- Back.
The two times of the year when the sun is apparently farthest north and south of the earth's equator; usually occurring on or around June 21 (summer solstice in northern hemisphere, winter solstice for southern hemisphere) and December 21 (winter solstice in northern hemisphere, summer solstice for the southern hemisphere).
Either of two points on the ecliptic at which the Sun reaches it farthest point north (0° Cancer) or south (0° Capricorn) of the equator. The longest day of the year occurs at summer solstice as the Sun moves at its slowest rate; the winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year as the Sun reaches its fastest rate.
The time of the year when the Sun appears to be directly overhead at either the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn.
The position of the sun over the Tropic of Capricorn and/or the Tropic of Cancer. This occurs the first of summer and winter.
the point in time when the vertical rays of the sun are striking either the Tropic of Cancer (23 degrees, 30 minutes N, the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere) or the Tropic of Capricorn (23 degrees, 30 minutes S, the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere); represents the longest or shortest day of the year; in the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice falls on or about 21 June, and the winter solstice on or about 22 December. Russian translation prepared by Nina A. Zaitseva for the Arctic Climatology Project Arctic Meteorology and Climate Atlas.
The point at which the sun is the furthest on the ecliptic from the celestial equator. The point at which sun is at maximum distance from the equator and days and nights are most unequal in duration. The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are those parallels of latitude which lies directly beneath a solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice falls on or about December 21 and the summer solstice on or about June 21.
Sol+ systere, Latin for Sun and standing still. The place in the ecliptic where the Sun appears to stand still at its furthest point north or south of the equator, the first degree of Cancer or Capricorn. The northernmost point is the summer solstice and the southernmost is the winter solstice, when viewed from the northern hemisphere. The Sun at maximum declination appears to stand still at these points for about three days. The seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere. See Tropic.
A solstice is either of the two events of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equatorial plane. The name is derived from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstice, the Sun stands still in declination, that is, it reaches a maximum or a minimum. The term solstice can also be used in a wider sense as the date (day) that such a passage happens.
The Celebrity Solstice is a cruise ship for Celebrity Cruises that will be going into service in 2008. She is the sister ship of the Celebrity Equinox and the Celebrity Eclipse, each of which is expected to be released in Summer of 2009 and summer of 2010 respectively. She weighs in at 117,000 tons and carries 2,850 passengers (Double Occupancy) plus an unknown number of crew members.