WASHINGTON — The winter solstice, the astronomical start of winter, is this weekend. For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the ...

The equinox marks the arrival of fall in the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22.

Spring and autumn equinoxes occur when the sun crosses the Earth's equator. Summer and winter solstices mark the days in the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Sunday, December 21, is the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, that means it’s the shortest day and longest night of the year. Starting on Monday, the days will slowly ...

It's fall. But Christmas decorations and bags of rock salt popping up in stores serve as a reminder that winter isn't too far away. The winter solstice comes about three months after the autumnal ...

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Twice a year, on or about June 21 and ...

Days are getting shorter as we approach the fall equinox. We'll lose about 20 minutes of daylight hours between now and Sept. 22. We'll lose about two hours of daylight by the time of the winter ...

Day and night will get equal time for a brief moment Monday as much of the world heads into fall. The autumnal equinox arrives Monday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere ...

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.