sommarsolstånd — meaning in English

English meaning

• midsummer noun The period around the summer solstice, roughly late June in the northern hemisphere.
• solstice noun Either of the two days each year when the sun reaches its furthest point north or south of the equator, giving the longest or shortest day of the year.

Senses

sommarsolstånd is used for these senses in English:

• midsummer The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.
• solstice One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
• summer solstice (astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.

midsummer — full definition

1. noun The period around the summer solstice, roughly late June in the northern hemisphere.
2. noun A traditional festival, of pagan or Wiccan origin, celebrating the summer solstice.
3. adj Occurring around the middle of summer.

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