Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year on December 21, the winter solstice marks the shortest, darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

The Winter Solstice is more than a date in the calendar. For over four millennia, this event marked an important turning point in the passage of nature, when winter officially begins in the Northern ...

Christmas is just days away - but it’s not the only winter celebration in the calendar. Different cultures have celebrated the winter solstice since the dawn of human history. The solstice - which ...

Life is composed of seasons, and today marks the beginning of the hottest one of all for those in the Northern Hemisphere. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the summer solstice takes place today ...

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 ...

Meteorologists consider the arrival of December as the start of winter, the beginning of the coldest three months of the year. Astronomically, the season started a little after 10 a.m. on Sunday, ...

Summer beckons us all year long with the promise of swimming pools, ice cream trucks, and relaxing in the shade. For the ...

Solstices signify how life on Earth changes in connection to the Sun and how our seasons are defined and define us. When a solstice occurs, the Sun reaches its absolute highest or lowest point ...