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When is winter solstice and the shortest day of the year? | UK News
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Fed up with it getting dark at 4pm? Well after Saturday, the days will start to get a little longer. The first day of the weekend – 21 December – marks the winter solstice, which brings with it the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Daylight will last for seven hours and…
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Summer solstice: How you can catch a glimpse of Mars and Venus in the sky | Science & Tech News
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Signalling the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of winter below the equator, the summer solstice is here. It will take place on Wednesday 21 June at 15:57 BST. It marks the longest day and shortest night of the year, and 2023 is expected to bear witness to a solstice gathering…