The Latest Breaking News from Winter Solstice

The winter solstice on 21 December 2025 marks the shortest day and longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. It also signals the start of astronomical winter, occurring when Earth's north pole is tilted furthest away from the Sun, resulting in the least daylight of the year.

Dawn of shortest day of year welcomed with drumming, chanting and singing at neolithic monument in Wiltshire

Yule love it.

After the winter solstice, the days have ever so slightly started to get longer and brighter, but you'll have to wait more than a month for the sun to set after 6pm

People used to believe the event was when goddesses gave birth, causing light to return to our world

Celebrations for the traditional event are still held on Anglesey every year

The shortest day and longest night of the year is here, marking the start of winter. Despite the freezing conditions recently, the season is only just getting started, with a meteor shower set to light up the sky above Edinburgh tonight.

If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize that technically, it’s not yet winter. According to the astronomical definition, the season will officially begin in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, 2022: the shortest day of the year, known as the winter solstice.

Sunny spells are in store as the Winter Solstice takes place, heralding the official start of winter and the arrival of longer days