(Read about pagans' campaign to enter Stonehenge on the summer solstice and other sacred days.) But for many modern cultures—and Americans in particular—the solstices and equinoxes are no ...

As we march forward into spring, the hours of daylight we experience will expand, peaking at the point of the summer solstice ... that at noon on the equinox no shadows are cast.

Therefore, there are two solstices that occur annually: around June 21 (commonly known as "Summer Solstice" for being the first day of summer and the longest day of the year) and December 21 ...