Around 3,000 nude swimmers took the plunge into the River Derwent in Hobart, Australia, to mark the winter solstice. The swim, which takes place at the crack of dawn, saw swimmers brave ...

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

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

Australia will have its "longest day of the ... At the same time, the Northern Hemisphere will be experiencing its winter solstice — when the North Pole is at its furthest tilt away from the ...

The difference between an equinox and a solstice is based on Earth’s tilt, affecting daylight length and the changing of ...

The winter solstice - usually 21 December - is likely ... When it is winter in the UK, it is actually summer in Australia. The sun is vital to human existence - for light, food and warmth ...

The winter solstice sunrise over Mount Taylor, seen from the center of the northern nearly-parallel road at the Gasco site, which is shown by the two white lines. . | Credit: Weiner et al.

People south of equator in places such as Chile, South Africa and Australia are having their winter solstice and the shortest day of the year there. When is the 2024 summer solstice exactly?

The exact moment of the winter solstice varies from year to year due to a slight misalignment between the Gregorian calendar and the actual rate of the Earth’s rotation around the sun.

The winter solstice came on Monday at 5:02 a.m. ET. The shortest day of the year heralds the arrival of winter; after this, days finally start getting longer in the northern hemisphere ...