Now, the winter solstice, Saturday, Dec. 21st, is upon us. It will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according to ...

The winter solstice came on Monday at 5:02 a.m. ET. The shortest day of the year heralds the arrival of winter; after this, days finally start getting longer in the northern hemisphere ...

(The opposite holds true for the Southern Hemisphere, where June brings the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.) Read on for some more intriguing facts about the summer solstice.

The first day of winter is fast approaching. For people who live in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice marks the beginning of astronomical winter and the shortest day of the year. The first ...

It's the winter solstice, the first day of astronomical winter and a day when Ohioans can expect to see a little over nine hours of daylight. Now that's officially winter, it might be a good time ...

We asked a few of our Native friends to share traditions they’ve heard about the winter solstice. Their answers highlight winter as a time for storytelling. Dennis Zotigh "The Snow Snake Game ...

The winter solstice marks the official start of winter and the day of the year with the longest recorded hours of darkness. But don't be fooled, this day brings forth light and wisdom from within ...

our days have less and less sunlight until we reach the winter solstice. What is it? It's the day of the year that has the least amount of daylight. It happens when the part of the world you are ...

Now that the winter solstice has passed, the Colorado continues to gain precious minutes of sunlight each day until the summer solstice on Friday, June 20. The 5:30 p.m. sunset on Monday ...

The beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere (and winter in the southern hemisphere) is an astronomical event—and it happens this week. It’s best celebrated at sunrise—as is ...

The exact moment of the winter solstice varies from year to year due to a slight misalignment between the Gregorian calendar and the actual rate of the Earth’s rotation around the sun.