In the lead-up to the Winter Solstice, the days become shorter and shorter, then on the evening of the solstice — in the Northern Hemisphere occurs annually Dec. 21 or Dec. 22 ...

We'll gain three more seconds of daylight on Dec. 22. The winter solstice marks the start of the astronomical winter each year between Dec. 21 and Dec. 22. In meteorology, the official start of ...

As the cold air seeps in and the holiday hymns turn into Christmas carols and cheers – it’s time for the shortest day to commence. The shortest of the year, known as the Winter Solstice, is ...

The exact moment of the winter solstice varies from year to ... but it usually falls on the 21st or 22nd of December. In Britain, the shortest day of the year lasts for just 7 hours, 49 minutes ...

It's cold and dark during winter. No wonder our days feel so short. Once the clocks go back in October, our days have less and less sunlight until we reach the winter solstice. What is it?

The winter solstice happens annually on December 21 or 22 when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted furthest away from the sun. As the days following the solstice progress, daylight hours will gradually ...

They had braved a freezing morning to be here, and as the first rays of the pale, yellow winter sun ... actual moment of the solstice was at 15:59 GMT on Tuesday 21 December.

The UK’s most famous site for solstice celebrations is Stonehenge. On the winter solstice, visitors traditionally enter the towering, mysterious stone circle for a sunrise ceremony run by local ...

The winter solstice marks the official start of winter and the day of the year with the longest recorded hours of darkness. But don't be fooled, this day brings forth light and wisdom from within ...

This time of year ain’t only for red and green ribbon strewn amongst cheap looking tinsel. No, in fact the Pagans did the whole holiday thing way before Christians did, so this really is mostly their ...