A group of people in the early morning of the summer solstice in Wiltshire, England. The northern hemisphere celebrates the summer solstice as the longest day and shortest night of the year.

The winter solstice, or the December solstice, is the point at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. At the ...

Visitors watch the sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, during last year's summer solstice on June 21, 2024. Every summer solstice, the sun rises in perfect alignment with the Heel Stone and ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It’s ...

For many people in the US, winter has come a little early, as a few waves of snow and blisteringly cold temperatures have colored the landscape white. It isn't officially winter yet, and it won't be ...

In 2025, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will be on Dec. 21, at 10:03 a.m. ET, 9:03 CT. During the winter solstice, the tilt of the Earth brings the Northern Hemisphere to its farthest ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It's ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It’s ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It's ...