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

The winter solstice marks the official start of the astronomical winter, as the sun reaches its most southerly point in the ...

The solstice occurs at the same time everywhere on Earth, this year it happens Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m. EST. For the Northern ...

Latitude is 32 degrees south ... The Tropic of Cancer is approximately 23.5°N of the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn is approximately 23.5°S of the Equator.

BOSTON - Winter is coming, Boston. This Saturday, Dec. 21 is the official, astronomical start of the season, otherwise known ...

Saturday is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere (longest in the southern hemisphere) by the daylight definition, spending just 9 hours 43 minutes 55 seconds above the horizon.This increases to ...

Dec. 21, the sun’s direct rays will reach their southernmost point, touching directly down on the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5 ...