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The winter solstice is a significant astronomical event that marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, this occurs annually around December 21 or ...

Solstice, the shortest day of the year, its cultural traditions, and easy ways to celebrate the shortest day of the year.

Bright stars, bright Mars and a vanishing Moon will highlight the winter sky over Washington. Bright stars, bright Mars and a vanishing Moon will highlight the winter sky over Washington. Our longest ...

The December solstice marks the sun’s southernmost point in the sky, for all of Earth, for this year. In the Northern Hemisphere, people will celebrate the first day of winter at this solstice.

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