What is the winter solstice? - CBS News
5 天之前 · The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world.
Winter solstice 2024: The shortest day of the year is arriving
6 天之前 · The winter solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21 this year. As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a ...
Winter solstice 2024: What to know about the official start of winter
4 天之前 · Now, the winter solstice, Saturday, Dec. 21st, is upon us. It will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according...
What is the winter solstice? What to know about the shortest ... - NBC News
4 天之前 · In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs every year on Dec. 21 or 22. This year, it falls on Dec. 21. The summer solstice is six months later, around June 21. For people who...
Winter Solstice: The shortest day and longest night of the year
4 天之前 · Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Saturday, December 21, this year (well, for the vast bulk of the world’s population anyway). …
Winter solstice 2024 brings shortest day of the year to Northern ...
5 天之前 · The winter solstice marks the official start of the astronomical winter, as the sun reaches its most southerly point in the sky as seen from Earth. This seasonal change occurs on Dec. 21, 2024.
Winter solstice: UK passes 'solar noon' and halfway point of ... - BBC
5 天之前 · This year, the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere is on 21 December, and therefore our astronomical winter begins today. It ends on 20 March 2025 with the spring equinox.
The winter solstice is Saturday. What to know | AP News
2024年12月17日 · The winter solstice falls between December 20 and 23.. Meanwhile, at the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is toward the sun, leading to the longest day and shortest night of the year. This solstice falls between June 20 and 22.
Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day …
6 天之前 · Saturday is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It's not only the shortest day of the year, but the official arrival of astronomical winter. "At 4:20 a.m. EST, the solstice...
Thousands greet the winter solstice at the ancient Stonehenge …
4 天之前 · LONDON (AP) — Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year Saturday at the ancient Stonehenge monument.. Revelers cheered and beat drums as the sun rose at 8:09 a.m. (0809 GMT) over the giant standing stones on the winter solstice — the shortest day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere.