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Solstice
Solstice: The times when the Sun is at its furthest from the celestial equator are called the summer and winter solstices and these occur in mid-summer and mid-winter.
In the Northern Hemisphere it is the Summer Solstice which occurs around 21st June each year
In the Southern Hemisphere the Summer Solstice occurs around December 21st each year
1992 Equinoxes March 20 08:48 GMT September 22 18:43 GMT Solstices June 21 03:14 GMT December 21 14:43 GMT 1993 Equinoxes March 20 14:41 GMT September 23 00:22 GMT Solstices June 21 09:00 GMT December 21 20 26 GMT 1994 Equinoxes March 20 20:28 GMT September 23 06:19 GMT Solstices June 21 14:48 GMT December 22 02 23 GMT 1995 Equinoxes March 21 02:14 GMT September 23 12:13 GMT Solstices June 21 20:34 GMT December 22 08:17 GMT 1996 Equinoxes March 20 08:03 GMT September 22 18:00 GMT Solstices June 21 02:24 GMT December 21 14:06 GMT 1997 Equinoxes March 20 13:55 GMT September 22 23:56 GMT Solstices June 21 08:20 GMT December 21 20:07 GMT 1998 Equinoxes March 20 19:55 GMT September 23 05:37 GMT Solstices June 21 14:03 GMT December 22 01:56 GMT 1999 Equinoxes March 21 01:46 GMT September 23 11:31 GMT Solstices June 21 19:49 GMT December 22 07:44 GMT 2000 Equinoxes March 20 07:35 GMT September 22 17:27 GMT Solstices June 21 01:48 GMT December 21 13:37 GMT 2001 Equinoxes March 20 13:31 GMT September 22 23:04 GMT Solstices June 21 07:38 GMT December 21 19:21 GMT 2002 Equinoxes March 20 19:16 GMT September 23 04:55 GMT Solstices June 21 13:24 GMT December 22 01:14 GMT 2003 Equinoxes March 21 01:00 GMT September 23 10:47 GMT Solstices June 21 19:10 GMT December 22 07:04 GMT 2004 Equinoxes March 20 06:49 GMT September 22 16:30 GMT Solstices June 21 00:57 GMT December 21 12:42 GMT 2005 Equinoxes March 20 12:33 GMT September 22 22:23 GMT Solstices June 21 06:46 GMT December 21 18:35 GMT
Links
- Treasure Troves show how the dates of the solstices slip with the effects of leap years (note solstice times on the Treasure Trove site are not correct)
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