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 ...

At 10:03 a.m. Sunday morning, the sun was directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5° south latitude, marking the December solstice, and the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Other ...

NORFOLK, Va. — As 2025 draws to a close, the next solstice nears. On Sunday, December 21, at 10:30 Eastern Time, the winter solstice will occur, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year.

The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year with the longest night of the year. The December solstice also marks the official start of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere, taking ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest night of the year is almost upon us. Saturday, December 21, marks the winter solstice. An optimistic way to view this astronomical first day of winter is that ...