Every January, Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun, known as perihelion. Yet, it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

The winter solstice happens once a year when the Earth’s axis is tilted furthest from the sun in the northern or southern ...

The 2025 winter solstice will take place at 10:03 a.m. Eastern time Sunday, Dec. 21. The winter solstice is almost here to ...

Fall is almost over and winter is right around the corner! Sunday marks the first day of winter which coincides with the ...

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the ...

At the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice the upper half of the Earth is at its furthest lean away from the sun — leading ...

The first day of winter is Dec. 21, the date of this year's winter solstice for the northern hemisphere. Winter lasts from ...

It's Dec. 1, but despite the incoming snow and ice, the official start to winter is still three weeks out. Here's when winter ...

Today marks the shortest day and longest night of the year as the sun reaches its lowest point in the Northern Hemisphere sky ...