Here’s what to know about the winter solstice, the astronomical start to the snowy season and the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice marks the beginning of astronomical winter.

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 ...

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?

MICHIGAN, USA — Brighter days are ahead as the daylight length slowly climbs now that the Winter Solstice is behind us. The darkest day of the year, December 21st, is known as the Winter Solstice.