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UT date and time of
equinoxes and solstices on Earth
event
equinox
solstice
equinox
solstice
month
March
June
September
December
year
day
time
day
time
day
time
day
time
2010
20
17:32
21
11:28
23
03:09
21
23:38
2011
20
23:21
21
17:16
23
09:04
22
05:30
2012
20
05:14
20
23:09
22
14:49
21
11:12
2013
20
11:02
21
05:04
22
20:44
21
17:11
2014
20
16:57
21
10:51
23
02:29
21
23:03
2015
20
22:45
21
16:38
23
08:20
22
04:48
2016
20
04:30
20
22:34
22
14:21
21
10:44
2017
20
10:28
21
04:24
22
20:02
21
16:28
2018
20
16:15
21
10:07
23
01:54
21
22:23
2019
20
21:58
21
15:54
23
07:50
22
04:19
2020
20
03:50
20
21:44
22
13:31
21
10:02
A solstice is an astronomical event that occurs twice each year as the Sun reaches its highest or lowest excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. The solstices, together with the equinoxes, are connected with the seasons. In many cultures the solstices mark either the beginning or the midpoint of winter and summer.The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstices, the Sun stands still in declination; that is, the seasonal movement of the Sun's path (as seen from Earth) comes to a stop before reversing direction. At latitudes in the temperate zone, the summer solstice marks the day when the sun appears highest in the sky. However, in the tropics, the sun appears directly overhead (called the subsolar point) some days (or even months) before the solstice and again after the solstice, which means the subsolar point occurs twice each year.The term solstice can also be used in a broader sense, as the date (day) when this occurs. The day of the solstice is either the longest day of the year (in summer) or the shortest day of the year (in winter) for any place outside of the tropics.
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