Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.

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 ...

The days will finally start to get longer now that winter is officially here. With fall finally over, astronomically speaking and the first day of winter now past us, we can start looking forward to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is the winter solstice? The winter solstice occurs the moment the sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, which is the maximum ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year, and it officially marks the start of winter. “The winter solstice is not so much a full day as ...

If you've been feeling as dark and dreary as the weather, the winter solstice is here to remind you that your somber mood is temporary. On December 21, 2025, all of us living in the Northern ...

Here's when we'll start getting more daylight again, and how to calculate the amount of daylight we'll get each day.

Astronomical winter reaches its true midpoint on Feb. 3, as daylight gains begin to accelerate across the Northern Hemisphere ...