Winter is finally here! And believe it or not, there's actually an "official" first day of winter, the winter solstice, to kick it off. A common misconception is that winter starts after Thanksgiving.

The 2025 winter solstice will happen at 7:10 a.m. PST on Dec. 21. Sunrise in Oregon that day will be at approximately 7:48 a.m. PST, with sunset at 4:30 p.m. PST, creating the shortest day of the year ...

The days will finally start to get longer now that winter is officially here. With fall finally over, astronomically speaking and the first day of winter now past us, we can start looking forward to ...

Ohio has seen plenty of snow, but winter hasn't started yet. Here's the date and time of the winter solstice 2025, and Ohio's daylight hours that day.

The winter solstice is upon us, and with it, the longest night of the year. As the sunlight wanes in the Northern Hemisphere, warmth must be made, and self-reflection sought. This year, the winter ...

WASHINGTON — The winter solstice, the astronomical start of winter, is this weekend. For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the ...

While arctic outbreaks linger through March, January is climatologically the coldest month of the year for most. Why is ...

The 2025 winter solstice will take place at 10:03 a.m. Eastern time Sunday, Dec. 21. That’s the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest away from the sun. The winter solstice is ...

The winter solstice is the moment the Earth’s axis is tilted farthest away from the sun. The sun will be at its lowest point in the sky. The day that the winter solstice occurs, nighttime hours are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oregon will soon experience the shortest day of the year, as the first day of winter is set to start Dec. 21. The winter solstice ...