The dates of maximum tilt of the Earth’s equator correspond to the summer solstice and winter solstice, and the dates of zero tilt to the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox.
solstice (n) : either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator – source: Winter Solstice — from Eric Weisstein’s World of Astronomy
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