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The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world.
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, according to the National Weather Service. This occurs due to the Earth's tilt from the sun.
The shortest day of the year will see an early sunset at 3:51pm. ... Winter Solstice 2024: Don’t worry, the shortest day of the year is closer than you think. ... meaning longer daylight hours ...
For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation in the sky. [7] Each polar region experiences continuous darkness or twilight around its winter solstice. The opposite event is the summer solstice.
For people in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice this year is Dec. 21, 2024. It'll start at 4:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. For people in the Southern Hemisphere, their winter solstice ...
As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a reminder that the darkest day of the year is upon us.
The Sunday when we get an extra hour of sleep is coming. Here is when the clocks fall back to standard time.
It will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule , according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.