For the next few weeks, the planet Mars will form an isosceles triangle with the two bright stars marking the heads of the ...

A key part of this snow event is that it happened in late February. At this point in the year, the sun is stronger than you ...

This means the time it takes to cycle through the seasons isn't perfectly divvied up: As the graphic above shows, it takes 89 days after the December solstice ... and winter begins for those ...

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.

Now that the winter solstice has passed, the Colorado continues to gain precious minutes of sunlight each day until the summer solstice on Friday, June 20. The 5:30 p.m. sunset on Monday ...

The winter solstice came on Monday at 5:02 a.m. ET. The shortest day of the year heralds the arrival of winter; after this, days finally start getting longer in the northern hemisphere ...

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 ...

Daylight hours have been lengthening since late December, with February seeing a faster increase in sunlight. Northern ...

Summary: The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and the winter solstice the longest night. This assembly is particularly suitable on, or near, the summer solstice - usually 21 June.

We asked a few of our Native friends to share traditions they’ve heard about the winter solstice. Their answers highlight winter as a time for storytelling. Dennis Zotigh "The Snow Snake Game ...

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 ...

(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.