8 things to know about the winter solstice From when it happens to why – and everything in between – here's your crash course on the shortest day of the year.

Winter solstice marks the start of longer days

Winter Solstice Is Coming-Year's Shortest Day Explained The rising sun aligns with structures at the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt, during the winter solstice.

This Month's Full Moon Falls On The Solstice — Here's What That Means For You Monday marks the summer solstice, the first solstice of the year before the winter solstice rolls around in December. Also known as ...

What Is The Winter Solstice? The shortest day of the year brings with it cold weather, little sunlight, and a special name: the winter solstice. It marks a pivotal point in Earth's 365-day journey around the sun. At various times and in different (mostly Northern European) cultu Read more ... res, the solstice has gone by different names,

The Weather Is Making The Winter Solstice Feel A Lot Like The Summer Solstice Scores of druids and pagans have gathered at Stonehenge to mark the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The sun rose over the historical ruins at 8.04am, but the exact moment of this ye

Winter solstice is today: Everything you need to know about the shortest day of the year The solstice indicates the first day of astronomical winter and steadily lengthening daylight.

Everything You Need to Know About the Winter Solstice Egypt's Karnak Temple was built in alignment with the solstice, in order to focus light on a shrine to the sun god.

Winter solstice: Why the longest night in winter isn't also the coldest What exactly, astronomically and culturally speaking, are we marking on this date in the year?

Solstice Fast Facts - CNN.com Read CNN's Fast Facts on the solstice. The winter solstice will take place on December 22, 2015.