During the winter solstice, the sun's rays will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, a line of latitude that circles the Earth in the Southern Hemisphere. In astrology, the winter solstice ...

Their winter solstice occurs in June, while their summer solstice happens in December. Each year, there are two equinoxes — one in the spring, and one in the fall. During the equinoxes, the sun ...

The winter solstice, famously the shortest day of the year, is nearly three weeks behind us. So why has the sun been rising later than it did on Dec. 21? Like much of our day and night cycles ...

The winter solstice is the day each year that has the shortest period of daylight between sunrise and sunset, and therefore the longest night. It happens when the sun is directly above the Tropic ...

The winter solstice occurs when the sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year in terms of daylight, according to the Almanac. This event will ...

Beginning Dec. 14, 4:20 p.m. sunsets come back in the picture, with the sun setting 4:22 p.m. on the Winter Solstice, and ...

The rock formation was built to align with the sun on those days, making for a dramatic view. On the winter solstice, the sun sets to the southwest of the stone circle (as opposed to the summer ...

The sun will set earlier each day into December, culminating in the shortest day of the year, or the winter solstice. The winter solstice marks the first day of winter, ushering in the colder ...

At the winter solstice, the sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, leading to the fewest hours of daylight for the year. Stonehenge at sunset, Wiltshire, England. This Neolithic monument ...