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Today marks the shortest day and longest night of the year as the sun reaches its lowest point in the Northern Hemisphere sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Winter solstice marks moment when Earth’s north pole is tilted as far away from the sun as possible Astronomical winter begins this week for the northern hemisphere, with the winter solstice taking ...

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Not a fan of winter's short days and long nights? Don't fret, the days are about to start getting longer again. The Northern Hemisphere's shortest day of the year, or the winter solstice, is quickly ...

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 ...

Every December, the Northern Hemisphere experiences a quiet astronomical pivot, the winter solstice, the day with the least daylight and the longest night of the year. It’s the moment the Sun reaches ...

With temperatures hovering around 30 degrees at kickoff on Sunday, it was a cold day in Philadelphia, but the good news for Eagles fans is that they didn't have to sit around in the cold weather for ...

Cold temperatures and wintry weather hit Western North Carolina hard earlier in December, but as we start the first day of winter, we have thawed a bit. The winter solstice signifies the beginning of ...

The shortest day of the year is not something to celebrate, you might think. Something to get through, like a layoff or a cold, in hopes of better — or at least longer — days to come. But the ancients ...