solar calendar

American  

[soh-ler kal-uhn-der] / ˈsoʊ lər ˈkæl ən dər /

noun

plural

solar calendars

1. a calendar based on the revolution of the earth around the sun, with each year corresponding to one revolution.

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Example Sentences

It is based on an ancient horoscope with roots in the solar calendar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2023

Unquestionably, the festival originated in the font of ancient East Asian culture, China, which has always marked the inauguration of a new year by the lunar rather than the solar calendar.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Long before Europeans colonized North America, the Indigenous peoples in the valley where Mexico City would later arise may have followed a natural solar calendar that was so accurate it accounted for leap years.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022

Other analysts say the sarsen stones may have served as a giant solar calendar so that people knew the time of year.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

Unlike the other holidays, it is determined by a solar calendar like that of the demons, and so it is always on April 5.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep