The 2024 astronomical winter season—and the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is the farthest from the sun—will occur ...

Summer solstice takes place as one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the sun and the sun reaches its highest position in the sky, ensuring the longest period of daylight in the year.

As December 21, 2024, approaches, billions of people in the Northern Hemisphere will witness the winter solstice—the shortest ...

and winter solstice in the southern hemisphere—when the Sun will reach its most northerly, and highest, point in the sky during 2022. It marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere ...

Spending time basking in the sun may be more important than you think. Sure, it's a sensual pleasure and brightens your day. But far beyond that, the summer sun may help you avoid winter depression.