Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We are about a week and a half away from winter solstice, which brings the shortest day of the year. You may be shocked to learn, though, that our earliest sunset time does ...

As the rain continues to rain, and the hour when the sky goes from a dreary lightish gray to darker gray to black gets earlier and earlier, you may find yourself wondering: Will this ever end? That ...

As the nights grow longer and temperatures continue to drop, the 2025 winter solstice is just around the corner. The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year, bringing the least amount of ...

The shortest day of the year is not something to celebrate, you might think. Something to get through, like a layoff or a cold, in hopes of better — or at least longer — days to come. But the ancients ...

Cold temperatures and wintry weather in Western North Carolina have served as omens of the coming winter. The winter solstice, which is just over a week away, signifies the beginning of the winter ...

The winter solstice is arriving soon. "The winter solstice is significant across various cultures, signaling the changing of the seasons," according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. After the winter ...

This year's Winter Solstice night is the darkest in over a decade. Astronomical winter soon arrives, but exactly when is our shortest day and longest night of the year? During Earth's yearly trek ...

When is winter? Weather forecasters in the Northern Hemisphere will tell you Dec. 1 through the end of February, which is known as meteorological winter. But based on Earth's tilt and orbit around the ...

The winter solstice has long marked a time of rebirth, behind it are fascinating astronomical events. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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