December 21 marks the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year. ... which means that the sun’s path across the sky is as low in the sky as it can be,” the Old Farmer’s Almanac said. ...

For millions, the day marks the official start of astronomical winter, a time of cold nights and shrinking daylight. At precisely 4:20 a.m. ET , the solstice will take place, a moment when the Sun ...

The winter solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, which is located at 23.5 degrees south of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil, and ...