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 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 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 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 ...

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.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Winter solstice is a moment of sacred stillness. The winter solstice is upon us, and with it, the longest night of the year.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of ...

LONDON — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice. The crowds, many dressed as druids and pagans, had ...

LONDON — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle Sunday, the winter solstice. Many make the pilgrimage to the stone circle every ...