The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, marking the start of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital ...

Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth’s position with respect to the Sun, as the planet makes its annual revolution around our star ... On the winter solstice in December, the Sun ...

(The opposite holds true for the Southern Hemisphere, where June brings the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.) Read on for some more intriguing facts about the summer solstice.

Spring Equinox is rapidly approaching. When is the first day of spring? What we know about when spring starts, winter ends, summer solstice and more.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite is true, with the June solstice marking the beginning of winter. The sunrise in Asheville on June 20 will be at 6:14 a.m., with sunset occurring at 8:48 p.m.

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, falls on Friday, June 20, 2025, while the winter solstice, the shortest day, occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025. Ready for winter to be over?

Big Lots is back with a vengeance: these 54 stores will reopen in May The winter solstice is here, meaning the shortest day of the year will soon pass. This is when the Northern Hemisphere ...