The first big snowstorm of the season pelted us last week, but winter officially arrived early Monday morning, Dec. 21, 2020. Winter’s precise arrival — at 5:02 a.m. Eastern time — is technically ...

(CNN) — For six months, the days have grown shorter and the nights have grown longer in the Northern Hemisphere. But that’s about to reverse itself. Winter solstice 2020, the shortest day of year and ...

Today is the winter solstice, often called the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice, which usually falls on Dec. 20, 21 or 22, marks the beginning of astronomical winter in the Northern ...

Watch the solstice happen like an astronaut. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With satellite imagery, you can watch the last ...

Regardless of what the weather feels like, winter solstice started Monday at 2:02 a.m. It’s an astronomical event caused by the Earth‘s tilt on its axis and its motion in orbit around the sun. Even ...

The 2020 summer solstice will occur at 5:43 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 20, according to NASA. That day will bring the year's longest period of daylight for the Northern Hemisphere, clocking in at a ...

Monday’s Google Doodle celebrates the 2020 winter solstice and a conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn in the early evening sky. You may have guessed already, but our planet is a bit crooked; the ...

Google treated internet searchers around the world to a pair of animated doodles celebrating the "great conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn and the solstice, both occurring on Dec. 21. Tonight, Jupiter ...

Winter has arrived, and it doesn't whether you believe in the symbolism behind the four seasons, or simply prefer going with the flow. Change is the only thing that's constant, and your winter ...