The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and ...

The Winter Solstice 2024, AKA the Hibernal Solstice, commences on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing us the ...

At the winter solstice, the sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, leading to the fewest hours of daylight for the year. Stonehenge at sunset, Wiltshire, England. This Neolithic monument ...

All hail the darkest night and the rebirth of the sun. In the Northern Hemisphere, the days are dimming, Yule is nigh, and the winter solstice, the proverbial long night of the soul, is at hand.

The solstice occurs at the same time everywhere on Earth, this year it happens Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m. EST. For the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the astronomical start of winter because the North Pole ...

Read More: 4 Winter Solstice Rituals From Around the World Here’s what to know about how the Earth’s march around the sun splits up the year. As the Earth travels around the sun, it does so at ...