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Solstices, equinoxes and the quarter days
Solstices, equinoxes and the quarter days: this guide has a section for each event per year with the instant to the minute in local time for the Baltic and…
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What this guide covers
This guide has a section for each event per year with the instant to the minute in local time for the Baltic and Nordic capitals, the day length and its change that week, and the explainer that clears up the commonest confusion: the earliest sunset is not the solstice, and the latest sunrise is later still. The cross-quarter folk days that split the year the old way get a page each. A focused example is "winter solstice 2027 in Tallinn".
How to use it
Use Solstices, equinoxes and the quarter days to compare stable place facts and official facilities. Live opening, access and disruption information should always be confirmed with the operator before travel.
The page keeps the main question, its evidence base and its limits together in one canonical place. That makes it useful as a quick orientation and avoids splitting a broad subject into shallow pages before each narrower answer has enough verified material of its own.
Search vocabulary in four languages
Terminology changes across borders. These are example phrases people use for the same subject in Estonian, Finnish, Russian and English; they are included as a practical vocabulary aid, not as hidden keywords.
| Language | Example phrase |
|---|---|
| Estonian | talvine pööripäev 2027 |
| Finnish | talvipäivänseisaus 2027 kellonaika |
| Russian | день зимнего солнцестояния 2027 |
| English | winter solstice 2027 time |
Evidence and provenance
The evidence map below records the primary, official or openly licensed material chosen for this guide. It is deliberately visible so a reader can tell the difference between a rule published by an authority, a measured dataset and an editorial explanation.
Source: none, computed (Meeus solar-longitude algorithms), cross-checked against the IMCCE and US Naval Observatory published tables. · checked 2026-09-09
Source names are preserved even where an authority changes its web address. No figure is added to this launch page unless it is already present in the cited source description or can be computed from a named dataset.
Scope and boundaries
the moon. site covers lunar phases and the /utilities daylight tool gives today's number; this is the turning point and its exact time.
Connected TempoLife guides
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Why it belongs on TempoLife
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Frequently asked questions
What does this guide cover?
This guide has a section for each event per year with the instant to the minute in local time for the Baltic and Nordic capitals, the day length and its change that week, and the explainer that clears up the commonest confusion: the earliest sunset is not the solstice, and the latest sunrise is later still. The cross-quarter folk days that split the year the old way get a page each. A focused example is "winter solstice 2027 in Tallinn".
What evidence does it use?
none, computed (Meeus solar-longitude algorithms), cross-checked against the IMCCE and US Naval Observatory published tables.
Where does this guide stop?
the moon. site covers lunar phases and the /utilities daylight tool gives today's number; this is the turning point and its exact time.
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