Summer Solstice

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:causedBy Earth's axial tilt
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Midsummer celebrations
Stonehenge gatherings
gptkbp:durationOfDaylight maximum in the year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Summer Solstice
gptkbp:marking longest day of the year
shortest night of the year
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
June 21
June 20
June 22
December in Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:oppositeEvent gptkb:Winter_Solstice
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Equinox
gptkb:Solstice
gptkbp:sunPosition highest point in the sky at noon
gptkbp:symbolizes fertility
light
beginning of summer
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:solar_calendars
agricultural cycles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Myrna_Loy
gptkb:Fremont_Solstice_Parade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5