Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Milaspage/ iStock via Getty Images Whether you think of the winter solstice as a sacred time or simply want to note the shortest ...

At 10:03 a.m. Sunday morning, the sun was directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5° south latitude, marking the December solstice, and the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Other ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Winter officially arrived to southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi as of 9:03 a.m. on Sunday, but of course you’d never know it with above-average temperatures we’ve been ...

Saturday is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It's not only the shortest day of the year, but the official arrival of astronomical winter. "At 4:20 a.m. EST, the solstice marks the ...

Winter is finally here! And believe it or not, there's actually an "official" first day of winter, the winter solstice, to kick it off. A common misconception is that winter starts after Thanksgiving.

Happy Winter Solstice! We've made it to the shortest day of the year with exactly 9 hours of daylight today. It'll be a chilly Winter Solstice with temps only warming into the upper teens to low 20s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Winter officially begins Saturday, December ...

Dec. 21 (UPI) --Those experiencing the winter doldrums can count on seeing more sunlight after the winter solstice arrived at 2:21 a.m. EST Saturday. The winter solstice marks the first official day ...

Besides colder temperatures and falling snow, the other signs of obvious signs of winter approaching are longer nights and shorter days as the winter solstice nears. Here's when and what to know about ...

One of the things I like best about December is that, at this darkest time of the year, The Holidays give us something to celebrate. When we light the Christmas tree or the Hanukkah candles, we ...