After the winter solstice the Sun begins to move north again relative to the equator until eventually - six months later - it reaches it most northerly point, overhead the Tropic of Cancer, and gives ...

The Winter Solstice phenomenon at Newgrange in Co Meath will, once again, be available to watch anywhere in the world via livestream on Sunday, December 21. Ireland's Office of Public Works (OPW) and ...

The winter solstice is upon us, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. People across the country have already faced multiple blankets of white snow where they live, but the 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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice takes place this ...

For many students, the Winter Solstice might show up as a line in a geography chapter, a short note in an astronomy lesson, or a question asked in pas.

Every year on December 21, the winter solstice marks the shortest, darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Astronomically, it’s the moment the sun enters Capricorn, beginning a season of ...

The winter solstice and the longest night of the year are upon us. This year, the winter solstice occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at 10:03 A.M. Solstice is a marriage of the Latin words for “sun” ...

For many people in the US, winter arrived early. Blisteringly cold temperatures have colored the landscape white or gray, even though it still isn't officially winter yet, and won't be until Sunday ...