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Solstices

Winter Solstice Summer Solstice Earth's Tilt December Solstice June Solstice Earth's Axis Earth's Orbit Equinoxes Calendar Systems Effects on Earth Solsticio de diciembre Solar Declination Earth's Axial Tilt Earth-Sun Relationship Tropical Year Northern Hemisphere Hemispherical Differences Sunrise and Sunset Times

Winter Solstice Has Passed With Daylight Growing, Sunrise Still Drifting Later

A quirk of Earth’s axial tilt plus an elliptical orbit delays the earliest dawn until early January in many places.

Winter Solstice Arrives at 15:03 UTC, Drawing Thousands to Stonehenge

Winter Solstice Arrives Sunday at 10:03 a.m. EST, Marking Year’s Shortest Day

Winter Solstice Arrives Sunday at 3:03 p.m. GMT, Marking Year’s Shortest Day

Winter Solstice Arrives Dec. 21 as Sunsets Begin to Shift Later

Summer Solstice 2025 Arrives at 10:42 p.m. EDT Friday

Northern Hemisphere Prepares for June 20 Summer Solstice