The solstice occurs at the same time everywhere on Earth, this year it happens Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m. EST. For the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the astronomical start of winter because the North Pole ...

21, at 4:19 a.m. EST. At that exact time, the sun shines above the Tropic of Capricorn. It appears at its most southerly as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. “The December solstice occurs ...

and the sun will be at its southernmost point and the sun’s rays will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. Saturday will be the shortest day, or when it has the least amount of daylight ...

Winter officially begins Saturday, December 21 at 3:20 AM CT, when the sun is positioned directly over the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. It is the shortest daylight of the year ...

It happens when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn, a line of latitude that circles the globe south of the equator, the National Weather Service explains. The farther north you are ...

The winter solstice is the moment in time when the sun's most direct rays are shining farthest south on the Earth, directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. It's when the Northern Hemisphere is ...

This year, the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice occurs on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 4:21 a.m. The winter solstice occurs when the sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, resulting in the shortest day ...

Its north pole is now tilted the farthest away from the sun. Instead, the sun is shining directly above the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere. Those living south of the equator ...

The sun will be situated directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. This means a few things: The sun will be at its lowest elevation in the sky, and Saturday will be the shortest day of the year with ...

Saturday, Dec. 21 at 4:20 a.m., the sun will be over the Tropic of Capricorn, its furthest point north it will get through the year. Saturday will also be the shortest day of the year for all ...