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

The winter solstice came on Monday at 5:02 a.m. ET. The shortest day of the year heralds the arrival of winter; after this, days finally start getting longer in the northern hemisphere, which ...

For Yalda Night, a Persian celebration of the winter solstice, sumptuous snacks and dips are in order. Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (also spelled Shabe Yalda), marks the longest night of the year ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the December solstice is the year’s day of least sunlight, when the sun takes its lowest, shortest path across the sky. North of the Arctic Circle, it is the midpoint ...

It's cold and dark during winter. No wonder our days feel so short. Once the clocks go back in October, our days have less and less sunlight until we reach the winter solstice. What is it?

The vernal equinox, marking the first day of spring, occurs on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 5:01 a.m. ET. An equinox happens when the sun's rays are directly over the equator, resulting in ...