Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to see the winter solstice sunrise. From 21 December, the shortest day of the year, the nights will slowly start to draw back again and the days will ...

The neolithic monument in Wiltshire is built on the alignment of the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset.

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

No one could see the sun through the low winter cloud ... the days get longer until the summer solstice in June. The solstices are the only occasions when visitors can go right up to the stones at ...

When is the winter solstice? At sunrise this morning, about 15,000 people gathered at Stonehenge — the world’s most famous neolithic monument — to mark the arrival of astronomical winter in ...

Chris Smith, 31, who had come to Stonehenge for the winter solstice for the first time, said he was there because of the 'spiritual draw of the area'. He said: 'This is all about renewal ...

Timelapse footage on Saturday morning shows how people gathered at Stonehenge, in Wiltshire to mark the annual winter solstice. The winter solstice is the 24-hour period with the fewest hours of ...

The winter solstice is more than just an astronomical event. It symbolizes the cyclical nature of time, marking the end of one phase and the gradual return of light. While Dec. 21 may bring the ...

Revellers celebrate Winter Solstice at Stonehenge in southern England on Dec. 22, 2023. The winter solstice occurs when the path of the sun is the furthest south in the Northern Hemisphere ...