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Winter Solstice 2021: First Day of Winter Tuesday, Shortest Day of Year

Headline from NBC Los Angeles, on the newest of 2 developments

Tuesday, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in terms of combined sunlight and the official beginning of the winter season.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Winter solstice is here and brings the shortest day of the year

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    Winter Solstice 2021: First Day of Winter Tuesday, Shortest Day of Year

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

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  1. Fox7 Austin

    Winter solstice 2021: Dec. 21 marks 1st day of winter, shortest day of year (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The winter solstice marks the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are facts about the annual event.

  2. The Hill

    Winter solstice is here and brings the shortest day of the year (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The winter solstice is the precise moment when the Earth’s North Pole points directly away from the sun, at about 23.4 degrees.

  3. Newsweek

    How winter solstice is celebrated around the world (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The winter solstice marks the start of astronomical winter and is the shortest day of the year for the northern hemisphere.

  4. CBS 8 San Diego

    What time does winter begin? Solstice is Tuesday (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

    Published

    CBS 8 San Diego's feed description

    Tuesday will be the shortest day of the year in terms of sunlight. Here's what time winter officially begins.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Winter Solstice 2021: First Day of Winter Tuesday, Shortest Day of Year (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Tuesday, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in terms of combined sunlight and the official beginning of the winter season.

  6. ABC 12 Flint

    Winter solstice 2021: Why it happens and how we celebrate the first day of winter (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    For the past six months, the days have grown shorter and the nights have grown longer in the Northern Hemisphere. But that's about to reverse itself.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Winter Solstice 2021: What to Know About the First Day of Winter, Shortest Day of Year Tuesday (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Tuesday, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in terms of combined sunlight and the official beginning of the winter season.

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