Winter Solstice

The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway).

Makar Sankranti is a harvest festival that holds immense significance and is celebrated across the nation with diverse local traditions.

Perihelion Day signifies the moment when Earth is at its closest point to the Sun during its yearly orbit.

This Winter Solstice, cook up cosy meals, invite loved ones, and share joy. Here's to delicious moments and a bright future ahead.

Astronomically, the Winter Solstice happens when the North Pole is tilted farthest from the sun, plunging the Northern Hemisphere into extended darkness.

As the world bids farewell to longer days and ushers in the magic of winter, India prepares for the longest night of the year today - a phenomenon known as Winter Solstice.

As the year progresses towards its close, an important global moment is on the way. On December 22, we'll celebrate the shortest day of the year, known as the winter solstice.

The winter solstice marks the coldest night of the season in Kashmir. Srinagar freezes at minus 4.2.

Google is celebrating the beginning of winter season with an animated doodle on its website. In the Northern Hemisphere, Tuesday, December 21 is also known as the Winter Solstice.

Summer Solstice is occurring today — the longest day of the summer season in the northern hemisphere when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. This day signals the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere and the start of winter in the southern hemisphere. Through the year two such astronomical events occur — the othe...

Summer Solstice 2021: Traditionally, the Summer and Winter Solstices helped mark the changing of the seasons. Know all about the Summer Solstice, the longest of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer Solstice 2021: June 21 is traditionally recognized as the day when summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the southern half of the globe. Summer Solstice is an astronomical event, which has several traditions linked with it

The solar system's two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, have come within planetary kissing range tonight, an intimacy that will not occur again until 2080. This "great conjunction", as it is known to astronomers, occurs fortuitously on the winter solstice for those in the Northern Hemisphere, and the beginning of summer in the global south.

Winter Solstice this year will see a rare astronomical event - the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Google is also celebrating the Winter Solstice and the Great Conjunction with its latest doodle. You might be able to catch a glimpse of the Great Conjunction, happening for the first time in 400 years today, without any special equipment.

Todays 'Great Conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn: According to the NASA, Saturn and Jupiter are "easy to see without special equipment". Jupiter and Saturn have been gradually coming close to each other few days before the conjunction and star-gazers have been tracking it closely. Here is the time in your city and tips to watch and click the event

The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway).

Makar Sankranti is a harvest festival that holds immense significance and is celebrated across the nation with diverse local traditions.

Perihelion Day signifies the moment when Earth is at its closest point to the Sun during its yearly orbit.

This Winter Solstice, cook up cosy meals, invite loved ones, and share joy. Here's to delicious moments and a bright future ahead.

Astronomically, the Winter Solstice happens when the North Pole is tilted farthest from the sun, plunging the Northern Hemisphere into extended darkness.

As the world bids farewell to longer days and ushers in the magic of winter, India prepares for the longest night of the year today - a phenomenon known as Winter Solstice.

As the year progresses towards its close, an important global moment is on the way. On December 22, we'll celebrate the shortest day of the year, known as the winter solstice.

The winter solstice marks the coldest night of the season in Kashmir. Srinagar freezes at minus 4.2.

Google is celebrating the beginning of winter season with an animated doodle on its website. In the Northern Hemisphere, Tuesday, December 21 is also known as the Winter Solstice.

Summer Solstice is occurring today — the longest day of the summer season in the northern hemisphere when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. This day signals the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere and the start of winter in the southern hemisphere. Through the year two such astronomical events occur — the othe...

Summer Solstice 2021: Traditionally, the Summer and Winter Solstices helped mark the changing of the seasons. Know all about the Summer Solstice, the longest of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer Solstice 2021: June 21 is traditionally recognized as the day when summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the southern half of the globe. Summer Solstice is an astronomical event, which has several traditions linked with it

The solar system's two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, have come within planetary kissing range tonight, an intimacy that will not occur again until 2080. This "great conjunction", as it is known to astronomers, occurs fortuitously on the winter solstice for those in the Northern Hemisphere, and the beginning of summer in the global south.

Winter Solstice this year will see a rare astronomical event - the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Google is also celebrating the Winter Solstice and the Great Conjunction with its latest doodle. You might be able to catch a glimpse of the Great Conjunction, happening for the first time in 400 years today, without any special equipment.

Todays 'Great Conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn: According to the NASA, Saturn and Jupiter are "easy to see without special equipment". Jupiter and Saturn have been gradually coming close to each other few days before the conjunction and star-gazers have been tracking it closely. Here is the time in your city and tips to watch and click the event