Australia will have its "shortest day of the year" today when the southern hemisphere experiences the winter solstice. But just how much daylight (or darkness) you'll get depends on where you are in ...

Holiday lights and the season of cheer may mask the fact that the darkest day of the year is fast approaching on Dec. 21. As the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice approaches, here is everything ...

The days are short and the nights are long. That can only mean one thing: The winter solstice is coming. The first day of winter for the northern hemisphere of Earth will begin on Dec. 21 at ...

Get ready for the cold − and the dark. The winter solstice – marking the longest night and fewest hours of daylight of the year – occurs on Thursday, Dec. 21. Up here in the Northern Hemisphere, it ...

Although temperatures have been dropping for weeks, winter doesn’t officially begin until Saturday. Here’s what to know about the winter solstice, the astronomical start to the snowy season and the ...