Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (WOOD) — The winter solstice happens once a year when the Earth’s axis is tilted furthest from the sun in the ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year, and it officially marks the start of winter. “The winter solstice is not so much a full day as ...

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 ...

The winter solstice happens when the Earth's axis is tilted furthest away from the sun, giving the Northern Hemisphere its shortest day and longest night of the whole year. In 2025, this event ...

The 2025 winter solstice will take place at 10:03 a.m. Eastern time Sunday, Dec. 21. That’s the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest away from the sun. The winter solstice is ...

Throughout February, an increase in daylight becomes more noticeable, as a result of the Earth’s axial tilt. Daylight ...

The shortest day of the year is the winter solstice for your hemisphere: around 21 December in the Northern Hemisphere and around 21 June in the Southern Hemisphere. On that day, you get the fewest ...