Friday, June 21 was the official first day of Summer and the longest day of the year. Now, days will gradually get shorter until the winter solstice on ...

The Southern Hemisphere's winter solstice on Saturday, June 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year based on the time between sunrise and sunset.

Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere will greet winter with its winter solstice. "The Northern Hemisphere's tilt toward the Sun is greatest on this day," according to NASA.

When is the Northern Hemisphere winter solstice this year? In the Bay Area, it will be Dec. 21, when San Francisco’s sunrise will be at 7:21 a.m. and sunset at 4:54 p.m.

Friday marks the start of the summer solstice in the northern half of the globe, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

When is winter solstice 2025? Winter solstice 2025, which marks the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, will occur on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, 10:03 a.m. Eastern.

Meanwhile in Scotland the main celebrations can be found in Orkney and Shetland, thanks to their strong links to the Scandinavian countries where the Summer Solstice is a key date in the calendar.

WASHINGTON — Nighttime is getting later and later, and Thursday night the D.C. area hits another milestone toward summer — sunsets after 8 p.m. It's been just over a month since D.C. hit 7 p.m ...

5:30 p.m. Denver Colorado sunset Tuesday Feb 10 2025 first half 6 p.m. hour since Nov 3, 2024. Here's when the days will get longer until summer solstice June.

By Stephanie Weaver Published February 7, 2025 4:24pm EST Weather FOX 5 DC History of daylight saving time Daylight saving time, or DST, was formally introduced in the U.S. in 1918 during World War I.

Drone footage captured a bird’s-eye view of the stunning sunset above Utah’s Great Salt Lake on December 21. Drone video filmed by Scott Taylor shows the winter solstice sunset in all its glory.

Libra, the winter solstice will mark a "pivotal period in your twelve-month cycle." Thomas explains that this time "will encourage you to reflect on your past, heritage, and traditions.