Officially the first day of winter, the winter solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. This is the longest night of the year, meaning that despite the cold winter, the days get progressively longer after the winter
Rejoice, ye pasty, lethargic, vitamin D-starved New Jerseyans: Today is the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice has arrived, and that means that starting tomorrow, those brief moments of sunshine that descend on the Garden State will last a
The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night of year. It is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs around December 25, while for the Southern Hemisphere, it occurs
The winter solstice begins at 6:03 Sunday night. It will be the the shortest, darkest day of the year.
Although the solstices represent the pinnacles of summer and winter with respect to the intensity of the sun's rays, they do not usually represent the year's warmest or coldest days. This is because temperature depends not only on the amount of heat