Now, the winter solstice, Saturday, Dec. 21st, is upon us. It will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according to ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Winter is coming. Here’s what you need to know for the official winter solstice. The season officially starts on Saturday at 4:21 a.m., also known as the winter solstice.

So that’s why I ask, are you a shortest-day or longest-night kind of person ... Whatever your take on the solstice, may you have a wonderful Christmas and a new year full of peace and joy.

The shortest day with the longest night will be on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. Reporting from Cheryl V. Jackson, Joey Garrison, Jeanine Santucci and contributed to this report. Bonnie Bolden is the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ... the shortest path through the sky resulting in the day of the year with the least sunlight and therefore, the longest night.