then on the evening of the solstice — in the Northern Hemisphere occurs annually Dec. 21 or Dec. 22 — winter begins, according to a NASA resource. From then onwards the days become ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs every year on Dec. 21 or 22. This year, it falls on Dec. 21. The summer solstice is six months later around June 21. For people who live ...

The UK’s most famous site for solstice celebrations is Stonehenge. On the winter solstice, visitors traditionally enter the towering, mysterious stone circle for a sunrise ceremony run by local ...

No, the winter solstice does not always occur on Dec. 21. While it most commonly happens on this date, it can also fall on Dec. 20 or Dec. 22 due to variations in the Earth's orbit and the ...