Naturally, the same goes for the sunset. Since the winter solstice, the sun has been setting progressively later at a faster ...

Now that the Winter Solstice is behind us, our days continue to slowly get longer into January. Daylight will grow until the Summer Solstice in late June.

In my part of Alaska, not far from Anchorage, winter solstice is always a dark day, but not because of the lack of light.

At 7:28 this morning, the earth reached the point at which it is closest to the sun in its orbit, known as the perihelion.

Pongal is a four-day-long celebration that starts with Bhogi Pandigai and culminates with Kaanum Pongal. This year, the Bhogi ...

Toronto will soon say hello to more daylight going forward as the sunsets after 5 p.m. return on Friday, Jan. 10 ...

The Year of the Snake begins on January 29, the date of the second new moon after the winter solstice, as part of a 12-year ...

At this time, the distance between the Earth and the Sun is about 147 million kilometers. On July 3, 2024, at aphelion (the point where the distance between the celestial body and the Sun is greatest) ...

Welcome the longer days and warmer nights with the vibrant celebration of Makar Sankranti 2025. Read this article to learn ...

Coming home from lectures at four o’clock and it’s already dark has to be one of the worst things about the winter. But, in ...

Stonehenge may have had a second purpose beyond its well-documented astronomical uses. A new study claims that the monument ...

The festival is celebrated in parts of many states across the country, especially Punjab and other neighbouring states in ...