The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 21 and ends on Jan 4.

Naturally, the same goes for the sunset. Since the winter solstice, the sun has been setting progressively later at a faster ...

Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

signaling that spring is on its way. Today is the Winter Solstice, the day with the shortest daylight and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Recognized as the first solar term ...

This Saturday, Dec. 21 is the official, astronomical start of the season, otherwise known as the winter solstice. At 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, the Earth's tilt will be at its farthest point away from ...

the solstice does not mark the earliest sunset of the year, or the latest sunrise. The mornings will continue darkening until early in the new year. That’s because a solar day is not always ...

This series of photographs, taken over the course of a year in 2024, shows how the sun moves across the sky of Earth. Known ...

the solstice does not mark the earliest sunset of the year, or the latest sunrise. The mornings will continue darkening until early in the new year. That’s because a solar day is not always ...

The winter solstice for 2024 in Chicago arrives Saturday, Dec. 21 at 3:21 a.m. (CST). This marks the shortest day of the year, meaning Chicago will see the least amount of sunlight on this day and ...