summer solstice

astronomical phenomenon that occurs in June in Northern Hemisphere and in December in Southern Hemisphere
Class type of: solstice Q7603898

Facts

6 properties
Subclass of
solstice
Described by source
Gujin Tushu Jicheng[3]
Different from
June solstice[6]
Has characteristic
maximum, minimum[4][5]
Month of the year
June, December[7][8]
🏷️ Also known as
en estival solstice en summer solstice en midsummer ar انقلاب صيفي cs letní slunovrat da midsommer da sommersolhverv de Sommersonnenwende de Sommersonnwende de Sommerpunkt de Mittsommertag el θερινό ηλιοστάσιο es solsiticio estival es solsticio de verano fa انقلاب تابستانی fi kesäpäivänseisaus fr solstice d'été hu nyári napforduló id solstis musim panas id titik balik matahari musim panas

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Summary

summer solstice is a type of solstice[1].

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19w ago · Kooma · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yle topic ID → 18-18943
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Yle topic ID: 18-18943"
  2. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0413124-letni-slunovrat
    Month of the year → June, December
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0413124-letni-slunovrat, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  3. 24w ago · ~2026-29062-98 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Month of the year → June, December
    Aliases → —
    Opposite of → winter solstice
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Month of the year: January 15"
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