View source for Exact dates for equinoxes and solstices

These dates are of particular importance for followers of [[Cubism]].  Cubist holidays are all ceneterd on Solstices and Equinoxes.

Given the wobble of the planets, exact dates can vary by as much as 2 days from one year to the next. See wikipedia articles on '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice Solstice]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox Equinox]'''.

Times are given in Universal Time (GMT).



==2004==
{| cellpadding=5
|-
| '''Event'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Time'''
|-
| Perihelion
| January 4
| 18:00</td></tr>
|-
| Vernal (Spring) Equinox
| March 20
| 06:49</td></tr>
|-
| Summer Solstice
| June 21
| 00:57</td></tr>
|-
| Aphelion
| July 5
| 11:00</td></tr> 
|-
| Autumnal Equinox
| September 22
| 16:30</td></tr> 
|-
| Winter Solstice
| December 21
| 12:42</td></tr>
|}
 
==2005==
{| cellpadding=5
|-
| '''Event'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Time'''
|-
| Perihelion
| January 2
| 01:00</td></tr>
|-
| Vernal (Spring) Equinox
| March 20
| 12:33</td></tr>
|-
| Summer Solstice
| June 21
| 06:46</td></tr>
|-
| Aphelion
| July 5
| 05:00</td></tr> 
|-
| Autumnal Equinox
| September 22
| 22:23</td></tr> 
|-
| Winter Solstice
| December 21
| 18:35</td></tr>
|}

==2006==
{| cellpadding=5
|-
| '''Event'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Time'''
|-
| Perihelion
| January 4
| 15:00</td></tr>
|-
| Vernal (Spring) Equinox
| March 20
| 18:26</td></tr>
|-
| Summer Solstice
| June 21
| 12:26</td></tr>
|-
| Aphelion
| July 3
| 23:00</td></tr> 
|-
| Autumnal Equinox
| September 23
| 04:03</td></tr> 
|-
| Winter Solstice
| December 22
| 00:22</td></tr>
|}

==2007==
{| cellpadding=5
|-
| '''Event'''
| '''Date'''
| '''Time'''
|-
| Perihelion
| January 3
| 20:00</td></tr>
|-
| Vernal (Spring) Equinox
| March 21
| 00:07</td></tr>
|-
| Summer Solstice
| June 21
| 18:06</td></tr>
|-
| Aphelion
| July 7
| 00:00</td></tr> 
|-
| Autumnal Equinox
| September 23
| 09: 51</td></tr> 
|-
| Winter Solstice
| December 22
| 06:08</td></tr>
|}
 
See [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/ US Naval Observatory] where listings for 1992-2020 can be found.


*The [[:Template:Solstice-equinox]] is a short sampling of data which may be placed on pages, as well:
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