As the winter solstice approaches, North America is closing in on the shortest day of the year - and in many places, the amount of daylight lost since summer adds up to hours. When is the winter ...

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.

Besides colder temperatures and falling snow, the other signs of obvious signs of winter approaching are longer nights and shorter days as the winter solstice nears. Here's when and what to know about ...

The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Earth's seasons are caused by its axial tilt, not its distance from the sun. Following the winter solstice, daylight ...

When is the summer solstice? The next summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere occurs on June 21, 2026, at 4:24 a.m. EDT (0824 GMT), and the summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ...

WASHINGTON — The winter solstice, the astronomical start of winter, is this weekend. For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the ...