Susan Cooper’s children’s book The Shortest Day, released in 2019, is a celebration of light returning after the winter solstice. The text of the book is actually a poem she wrote in the 1970s ...

The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world.

The winter solstice marks the beginning of astronomical winter. It’s different from the beginning of the meteorological winter, which is based on our 12-month calendar.

The rarest winter solstice dates are December 20 and 23. For example, the last December 23 solstice was in 1903, and the next won't occur until 2303. A December 20 solstice is also rare, with the ...

When is the winter solstice? In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs every year on Dec. 21 or 22. This year, it falls on Dec. 21. The summer solstice is six months later around June 21.

The 2024 winter solstice will happen on Saturday, December 21. If you weren't up well before sunrise, the solstice happened at 4:21 a.m. ET in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the Old Farmer ...

The winter solstice is a celestial milestone, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. In 2024, the winter solstice occurs on Saturday, December 21 at 4:20 a.m. ET in the Northern ...

The winter solstice occurs when the sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year in terms of daylight, according to the Almanac.

As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a reminder that the darkest day of the year is upon us.. For the more than 6 ...

During the winter solstice, the sun will be at its lowest noontime point in the sky for 2024. That's because it's when the northern half of the Earth is tilted its farthest away from the sun due ...