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A solstice is the longest or shortest days of the year. (December 21 is the winter solstice or shortest day of the year, June 21st is the longest or the summer solstice) Equinox is when the day and night are equal amounts of time.

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The similarities between equinoxes and solstices are that they are both astronomical events marking points in Earth's orbit around the Sun. The main difference is in the positioning of Earth relative to the Sun: during an equinox, day and night are approximately equal in duration, while during a solstice, one hemisphere experiences its longest or shortest day of the year.

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The equinoxes and solstices are the first days of seasons. On the equinoxes, night and day is the same length. On the solstices, the day is either the longest or the shortest day of the year, depending on which solstice it is and which hemisphere you are in,

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Which solstice is in may?

None. The Vernal Equinox is in March and the Summer Solstice is in June. There is no solstice or equinox in May.


What is the difference between summer solstice and equinox?

The solstice is day of the year with the longest period of light (the summer solstice) or the longest period of night (the winter solstice). The vernal equinox (spring) and autumnal equinox (fall) are the two days in the year in which the periods of light and periods of darkness are exactly the same duration.


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Does September have a solstice?

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What are the equinox and solstice dates?

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What is the opposite of a vernal equinox?

The longest day and shortest night occurs on the summer solstice. The shortest day and longest night occurs on the winter solstice. Midway between these points (2x a year) are the equinox, where the day and night are of equal length.


When do you celebrate a solstice?

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Does equinox n solstice happen in October?

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