solstice

Summary

solstice ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,230 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• solstice is a type of annual event^[2].
• solstice is a type of astronomical phenomenon^[3].
• solstice is a type of maxima and minima^[4].
• solstice's Commons category is recorded as Solstices^[5].
• solstice's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12763313^[6].
• solstice is the opposite of equinox^[7].
• solstice's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as June solstice^[8].
• solstice's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as December solstice^[9].
• solstice's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Solstices^[10].
• solstice's Commons gallery is recorded as Solstice^[11].
• solstice's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[12].
• solstice's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• solstice's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• solstice's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• solstice's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• solstice's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• solstice's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2^[18].
• solstice's different from is recorded as Przesilenie^[19].
• solstice's different from is recorded as Ayananta^[20].
• solstice's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[21].
• solstice's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[22].
• solstice's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include annual event^[2], astronomical phenomenon^[3], and maxima and minima^[4]. solstice is the opposite of equinox^[7].

Why It Matters

solstice ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,230 views/month).^[1] solstice has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] solstice is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]