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The solstice is a major event that occur between the Earths Celestial Equator, the Sun, and the Ecliptic. They are observered when the Sun appears to rise above the Celestial Equator to mark the start of the Solar New Year. This is when the days and the nights are equal in length - at the start of  Spring, and end of summer at Autumnal times; They also mark Longest and Shortest days: by the apparent highest declinations that the Sun reaches north and south of the Equator - usually at 23 degrees 26 minutes Latitude.

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