Every year on December 21, the winter solstice marks the shortest, darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Astronomically, it’s the moment the sun enters Capricorn, beginning a season of ...

The winter solstice is upon us, and with it, the longest night of the year. As the sunlight wanes in the Northern Hemisphere, ...

You're not imaging it. The sun has been rising later in Illinois following the winter solstice. But the days aren't getting ...

The Northern Hemisphere will mark the summer solstice on Saturday, 21 June — the day with the longest duration of daylight in the year. The solstice signals the beginning of astronomical summer and is ...

We've been saying "winter is here" in Michigan for weeks now, but the official start to the season doesn't take place until Saturday morning. The winter solstice in the northern hemisphere falls on ...

Winter begins at 10:39 p.m. Wednesday with the winter solstice. The term solstice is used twice a year - around June 21 for the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and around Dec. 21 for the ...

It's time to put on the AC because summer's longest day is finally here! December 22nd marks the summer solstice and the sun’s entrance into Capricorn. Yuletide brings more than sunshine; it is ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It's ...