The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, marking the start of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital ...

The exact moment of the winter solstice varies from year to year due to a slight misalignment between the Gregorian calendar and the actual rate of the Earth’s rotation around the sun.

our days have less and less sunlight until we reach the winter solstice. What is it? It's the day of the year that has the least amount of daylight. It happens when the part of the world you are ...

around June 21 (commonly known as "Summer Solstice" for being the first day of summer and the longest day of the year) and December 21 (commonly known as "Winter Solstice" for being the first day ...

Winter solstice marks the shortest day of year and ... holiday product parents place around their home to “monitor” if kids are being naughty or nice? Reindeer on the Roof Santa in the Chimney ...

The summer solstice marks the official start of longer, brighter days as the Northern Hemisphere transitions out of its long, cold winter and into the highly-anticipated season of sun. Solstices ...

(The opposite holds true for the Southern Hemisphere, where June brings the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.) Read on for some more intriguing facts about the summer solstice.