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

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

The holiday, which begins Sunday, lasts 15 days and is determined by the lunar calendar rather than the solar calendar used in the Western world.

From Washington Post

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

The nation follows a solar calendar, and Christmas, known as Genna, is observed on Jan. 7.

From New York Times