While this occurrence marks the first day of winter in the astronomical calendar, the start of the season is three weeks earlier than the meteorological winter, which begins Dec. 1. Meteorologists ...

The winter solstice occurs on Dec. 21, 2024, at 4:21 a.m. The winter solstice occurs each year on Dec. 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, and on June 20 or 21 in the Southern Hemisphere. It's the ...

Schools will be closed from Dec. 24-Jan. 1, according to the 2025-2025 school calendar. Classes are slated to resume on Jan.

Most adult insects perish in the cold, unless they are winged and able to migrate to warmer locations. In many species, like ...

This team just summited Ama Dablam last weekend, and will now travel to the base camp of Annapurna in time for the December winter calendar date of December 21. Angela Bedavides reported in an ...

These variations happen because of the Earth's elliptical orbit around the Sun and the way we measure time through the Gregorian calendar. The rarest winter solstice dates are December 20 and 23.

Get a head start on planning with the 2025-2026 Ann Arbor School Calendar. Learn what’s known about the calendar, plus our ...