Anne Jungerman places candles at the center of the solstice spiral before the start of a winter solstice celebration at Napa Valley Unitarian Universalists on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Nick ...

People soak up the sun on deck chairs in the Allgäu region of southern Germany in 2020. Saturday is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Benjamin Liss / ...

The winter solstice is Saturday this year. That means the shortest and darkest days of the year are almost behind us. In Anchorage, we will gain mere seconds the first few days after solstice, but the ...

People celebrated winter solstice on the 2.5-kilometer Mize Loop at Kincaid Park during the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage’s Solstice Tree Tour on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. About 40 decorated ...

DULUTH — While Saturday is the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year in terms of sunlight, it had a spectacular start with sea smoke sightings in the morning. There have already been ...

As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a reminder that the darkest day of the year is upon us. For the more than 6 billion ...

A composite series of images show the progression of the total lunar eclipse in Dallas on Dec. 21, 2010, as the full moon fell on the date of the winter solstice. According to a NASA, while it was ...