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Solstices

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

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