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The Latinate names estival solstice (summer) and hibernal solstice (winter) are sometimes used to the same effect, [17] as are midsummer and midwinter. June solstice and December solstice refer to the months of year in which they take place, [ 18 ] with no ambiguity as to which hemisphere is the context.
The Met Office explains the difference between meteorological spring and astronomical spring
Spring equinox in Teotihuacán; The reconstructed Cahokia Woodhenge, a large timber circle located at the Mississippian culture Cahokia archaeological site near Collinsville, Illinois, [26] is the site of annual equinox and solstice sunrise observances.
At the spring (or vernal) equinox, days and nights are approximately twelve hours long, with daytime length increasing and nighttime length decreasing as the season progresses until the Summer Solstice in June (Northern Hemisphere) and December (Southern Hemisphere).
The summer solstice, the day with the most sunlight, is June 20, while the winter solstice, the day with the least sunlight, is Dec. 21. Meanwhile, the autumnal equinox, the day in which we lose ...
The summer solstice welcomes the first official day of summer. Find out about the science of the solstice and well as its pagan roots and celebrations of fertility.
Vernal equinox and autumnal equinox: these classical names are direct derivatives of Latin (ver = spring, and autumnus = autumn). These are the historically universal and still most widely used terms for the equinoxes, but are potentially confusing because in the southern hemisphere the vernal equinox does not occur in spring and the autumnal ...
The fall equinox, also known as the autumnal equinox, is when astronomical fall arrives. This year, it will occur at 8:44 a.m. EDT on Sept. 22, according to the Naval Observatory.