Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of ...

Winter solstice marks moment when Earth’s north pole is tilted as far away from the sun as possible Astronomical winter begins this week for the northern hemisphere, with the winter solstice taking ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We are about a week and a half away from winter solstice, which brings the shortest day of the year. You may be shocked to learn, though, that our earliest sunset time does ...

As the rain continues to rain, and the hour when the sky goes from a dreary lightish gray to darker gray to black gets earlier and earlier, you may find yourself wondering: Will this ever end? That ...

The shortest day of the year occurs during the winter solstice, a celestial event that marks the official beginning of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day, daylight hours are ...

The winter solstice is arriving soon. "The winter solstice is significant across various cultures, signaling the changing of the seasons," according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. After the winter ...

Cold temperatures and wintry weather in Western North Carolina have served as omens of the coming winter. The winter solstice, which is just over a week away, signifies the beginning of the winter ...

This year's Winter Solstice night is the darkest in over a decade. Astronomical winter soon arrives, but exactly when is our shortest day and longest night of the year? During Earth's yearly trek ...

WASHINGTON — The winter solstice, the astronomical start of winter, is this weekend. For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the ...

When is winter? Weather forecasters in the Northern Hemisphere will tell you Dec. 1 through the end of February, which is known as meteorological winter. But based on Earth's tilt and orbit around the ...

The winter solstice has long marked a time of rebirth, behind it are fascinating astronomical events. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...