The winter solstice has been celebrated for thousands of years, most notably at Newgrange, but also at Slieve Gullion in County Armagh. However, the tomb at Slieve Gullion which is orientated west so ...

This year’s Winter Solstice will occur on Dec. 21. Many ancient sites, like Newgrange in Ireland, pictured, were built to be aligned with and track the Winter Solstice. Photo by Bethany O’Hagan The ...

Video. Around 2,000 people gathered at Newgrange in County Meath for the winter solstice, witnessing sunlight entering the ancient tomb's inner chamber at dawn.

The 2025 winter solstice will take place at 10:03 a.m. Eastern time Sunday, Dec. 21. That’s the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest away from the sun. The winter solstice is ...

The winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year, happens just after 3pm on Sunday.

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The winter solstice is this weekend, on Sunday, December 21, at 7:03 a.m. Pacific Time, initiating the start of astronomical winter. Sunrise will be at 7:55 a.m. and sunset at 4:18 p.m., for a total ...

The winter solstice on Dec. 21 draws people to events that happen only during the longest night of the year. Sunrise rituals and evening festivals around the world give the day an energy that people ...

An estimated 8,500 people gathered at Stonehenge in Wiltshire to celebrate the winter solstice on Sunday (December 21st) and ...