This year’s Winter Solstice will occur on Dec. 21. Many ancient sites, like Newgrange in Ireland, pictured, were built to be aligned with and track the Winter Solstice. Photo by Bethany O’Hagan The ...

The sun in the sky is the farthest south and travels the shortest path through the sky. It is the shortest daylight of the ...

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The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, marking the start of astronomical winter - and, more importantly for most Brits, when the sun starts to set later each evening.