This year’s Winter Solstice will occur on Dec. 21. Many ancient sites, like Newgrange in Ireland, pictured, were built to be aligned with and track the Winter Solstice. Photo by Bethany O’Hagan The ...

The winter solstice doesn’t coincide with the latest sunrise or the earliest sunset. Those actually occur about two weeks before and two weeks after the winter solstice. This is a result of our axial ...

The days will finally start to get longer now that winter is officially here. With fall finally over, astronomically speaking and the first day of winter now past us, we can start looking forward to ...

The moment of the winter solstice is 9:03 a.m. CST Sunday. That marks the moment the Northern Hemisphere reached its maximum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the temperatures may not feel it, it is almost the first day of winter in South Carolina. The winter solstice signifies the ...

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The Winter Solstice 2025 is an astronomical event which has drawn people for thousands of years. It occurs on December 21 as it is not only the longest night of the year, but it is also a big change ...

You're not imaging it. The sun has been rising later in Illinois following the winter solstice. But the days aren't getting ...

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.

The winter solstice on Dec. 21 draws people to events that happen only during the longest night of the year. Sunrise rituals and evening festivals around the world give the day an energy that people ...