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.

Don’t worry, the shortest day of the year is closer than you think - The shortest day of the year will see an early sunset at 3:51pm ...

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 ...

While the winter solstice hasn't happened just yet, the darkest days of the year for 2024 are officially upon us. "To most of ...

The longest day of the year is the summer solstice. What is the shortest day of the year? The shortest day of the year is the winter solstice. A solstice is the moment the Earth's tilt toward or away ...

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year, falls on Friday, June 20, 2025, while the winter solstice, the shortest day, occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025. Ready for winter to be over?