Every year on the 21st of December, the northern hemisphere experiences the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter. Of course, this doesn’t mean there are less than 24 hours in the day, ...

The winter solstice, which marks the official start of astronomical winter, is about to begin. Prepare the rituals for this ...

In just a few days, the winter solstice will take place, meaning Michiganders can start looking forward to longer days and ...

If you recently thought that it’s been getting dark particularly early, you’d be absolutely correct: Sunset is at 4:51 p.m.

What is the relationship between the shortest day, the solstice, and the start of winter? Tomasz Schafernaker has the answers ...

The end of fall and beginning of winter is marked by the winter solstice — the day with the fewest hours of sunlight ...

While the winter solstice hasn't happened just yet, the darkest days of the year for 2024 are officially upon us.

Southern Europe offers plenty of sunshine and moderate (if not quite tropical) temperatures. What's more, traveling ...

The word solstice derives from Latin sol-, meaning sun, plus stit, meaning standing. On this, the shortest day and longest ...

The State Historical Society of North Dakota recently acquired 26 aquatints produced from 1839 to 1843 from works of ...

During this time, the Sun travels the shortest path through the sky, and that day therefore has the least daylight and the ...

Erin Johanson, Sussex’s first Pagan chaplain, talks about what the winter solstice means to her - and her journey to Paganism ...