The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and ...

"And they're hotter because we're facing the Sun more head-on — so we get hit by more rays of sunlight than if we were on an ...

The winter solstice is Saturday, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere.

21 at 4:21 a.m ET, to be precise. On the summer solstice, when the northern tilt is closest to the sun, we have the longest day, usually June 20 or 21. The solstices are not always exactly on the ...

At the same time in the Southern Hemisphere, this moment will mark the summer solstice ... Dec. 21 or Dec. 22. In the Southern Hemisphere, the winter solstice happens on June 20 or June 21.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the winter solstice is on June 20 or 21. Winter solstice is the start ... That’s why the other half of Earth experiences summer while we experience winter.

When do the days start getting shorter? After the summer solstice. Each day will get a fraction less daylight than the previous day's until we reach the winter solstice on June 21 next year.

According to the Farmers’ Almanac, the winter solstice always takes place in late December. It marks the longest night of the ...

21 at 1:21 a.m. PST ... 59 minutes less daylight than during the longest day in Oregon in 2024. The June 20 summer solstice lasted 15 hours and 41 minutes. Each year has two solstices: the ...

Solstices occur twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice falls around June 21, and the winter solstice around December 21. During the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere ...