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It is called the solstice. While the equinox means : when the most direct point between the surface of the earth and the sun's rays is on the equator. Which creates either the autumn or the spring ( depending on the time of the year and the hemisphere you live in). On the contrary the solstice means : when the most direct point between the surface of the earth and the sun's rays is on either tropics (cancer or capricorn). Thus creating summer or winter again depending on your geographical location.

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When is the solstice?

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