first point of Cancer

first point of Cancer

[¦fərst ¦pȯint əv ′kan·sər] (astronomy) summer solstice

first point of Cancer

A solstice that occurs on June 21 when the sun is vertically overhead 23°¼ North parallel. It is midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere and midwinter in the Southern Hemisphere at this time. The same as summer solstice.