The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Northern Hemisphere. The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically. What is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristina Strasunske The Winter Solstice 2024, AKA the Hibernal Solstice, commences on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, ...

(CNN) — Since the summer solstice back in June, the days have grown steadily shorter and the nights have grown steadily longer in the Northern Hemisphere. But that’s about to reverse itself. Winter ...

The winter solstice marks the first day of winter on the astronomical calendar. Dec. 21 will be the unofficial first day of winter and it will also be the shortest day of the year. The first day of ...

Temperatures might not feel like it, but winter is officially here — and on the bright side, our days are about to start getting longer again. The first day of winter is marked by the winter solstice, ...

Summer kicks off this week in the Northern Hemisphere with the summer solstice. The summer solstice marks the longest day and shortest night of the year. On Friday, the first full moon of the summer ...