The winter solstice—a day many hear about, but may not completely understand. Most people know it’s the shortest day of the year, but they may not know the science behind it. Why does it happen, ...

Snow feel throughout Delaware last weekend and cold temperatures gave everyone the feeling of winter. However, it's not winter, yet. We're still in fall, astronomically speaking. Of course, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cold temperatures and wintry weather hit Western North Carolina hard earlier in December, but as we start the first day of winter, ...

Winter is finally here! And believe it or not, there's actually an "official" first day of winter, the winter solstice, to kick it off. A common misconception is that winter starts after Thanksgiving.

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 ...

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 ...

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the winter solstice. That's the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ...

The winter solstice this year occurs on Dec. 21. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. After Dec. 21, the hours of daylight will slowly increase until the summer ...

The 2025 winter solstice will happen at 7:10 a.m. PST on Dec. 21. Sunrise in Oregon that day will be at approximately 7:48 a.m. PST, with sunset at 4:30 p.m. PST, creating the shortest day of the year ...

The sun has been setting in the Brockton area well before 5 p.m. recently, but it won't be long now before the days start to get a little longer. The winter solstice is coming up, and with it the ...

If you've been feeling as dark and dreary as the weather, the winter solstice is here to remind you that your somber mood is temporary. On December 21, 2025, all of us living in the Northern ...

The winter solstice is upon us, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. People across the country have already faced multiple blankets of white snow where they live, but the winter ...