SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The northern hemisphere will experience its shortest day and longest night of the year as the Winter Solstice will take place on Sunday. In the Bay Area, there are events to mark the occasion and
The winter solstice occurs when the sun's daily maximum elevation in the sky is at its lowest and the North Pole is tilted furthest away from the sun. This results in the least number of daylight hours and the longest night of the year. This
Sunday, December 21st at 6:03 p.m. EST, marks the Winter Solstice for 2014. This is the moment when the Sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, and we have our shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern
If the sun appears to set a little earlier (or later) this Sunday, it is not your imagination. That's because depending on where you live, December 21st will be the shortest or longest day of 2014. Also known as the winter (or
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