As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

The winter solstice is Saturday ... For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward or away from the sun. That means the sun’s warmth and light fall unequally on the northern ...

and the shortest day as the winter solstice. But what causes the solstices to happen? The Earth spins on its axis and each complete rotation takes 24 hours, or one day. As it spins, the Earth also ...

Here’s what to know about the winter solstice ... The Earth rotates in two primary ways: first, it moves in a big circle ...

Ready for the first day of spring? What we know about the 2025 spring equinox, the autumnal equinox, summer and winter ...

It's the result of Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees toward ... where June brings the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.) Read on for some more intriguing facts ...

The Earth sits on a tilted axis so for places in the Northern Hemisphere it happens on the 21 or 22 December and in the South it happens on 21 or 22 June. In 2023, the winter solstice takes place ...

Average spring temperatures in Illinois range from highs of 57 degrees in the north and 67 in the south, to lows of 36 ...

During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that ... (NOAA via AP) Meanwhile, at the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the sun — leading to ...

The spring, or vernal [comma] equinox will occur during the morning of Thursday, March 20. Here's what it means.

Winter is coming to a close and spring is about ... The autumnal equinox occurs in September – when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in roughly 12 ...

The autumnal equinox occurs in September – when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward ... The shortest day of the year is the winter solstice. A solstice is the moment the Earth's tilt ...