The winter solstice is today, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere.

The solstice occurs at the same time everywhere on Earth, this year it happens Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m. EST. For the Northern ...

Solstice, an annual astronomical event, marks the first official day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest ...

The winter solstice occurs because of the Earth's tilt as it rotates around the sun. When the Northern Hemisphere tilts away ...

Though the winter solstice marks the shortest day of each year, it also signals an increase in the amount of sunlight each ...

As the Earth travels around the sun, it does so at an angle. For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward ...

The first day of winter is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs when the Earth’s axis tilts farthest from the sun.

The winter solstice ushers in the astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere will ...

The winter solstice marks the start of each hemisphere’s winter season. Earth’s axis is tilted by 23.5 degrees which causes one half of the planet to be pointed away from the sun and the other ...

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere because it's the day that part of the Earth is tilted furthest from the sun. That's why the winter solstice brings ...

Solstice' is Earth's promise to bring more light into your life. When things get out of your hands, and the universe needs to intervene, it's called 'Winter Solstice.