The solstices occur on which dates?

1. On what two dates are the solstices?
2. What occurs between the dates of the solstices?
3. What seasons do the solstices represent on what dates do they occur?
4. On which date both solstice and equinox occur?

On what two dates are the solstices?

The two solstices happen in June (20 or 21) and December (21 or 22). These are the days when the Sun's path in the sky is the farthest north or south from the Equator. A hemisphere's winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and its summer solstice the year's longest.

What occurs between the dates of the solstices?

The halfway point between a solstice and equinox is called a cross-quarter day. These are Candlemas or Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, Beltane or May Day on May 1, Lammas on August 1, and All Souls' Day or Halloween on Oct. 31.

What seasons do the solstices represent on what dates do they occur?

Occuring in June and December, the solstice marks either the start of winter or the start of summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, the June Solstice heralds the astronomical beginning of summer and is the day with the most daylight in the year.

On which date both solstice and equinox occur?

Two solstices occur annually, around June 21 and December 21. In many countries, the seasons of the year are determined by reference to the solstices and the equinoxes. The term solstice can also be used in a broader sense, as the day when this occurs.