The winter solstice marks the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It brings the shortest day and longest night of the year, as the North Pole is tilted farthest from the Sun.

At the Winter Solstice, the sun travels the shortest path through the sky resulting in the day of the year with ... During the Winter Solstice, the North Pole is tilted at around 23.4 degrees ...

In summer, daytime is longer than night-time and there are more hours of daylight. In regions near to the North Pole it is daylight 24 hours per day in summer. Figure caption, It is winter in the ...

On the June solstice, the North Pole is tipped more toward the sun than on any other day ... night of the year. (The opposite holds true for the Southern Hemisphere, where June brings the winter ...