As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

During winter the situation is reversed as the North Pole tilts away from the sun for the northern hemisphere. Arriving on the same day across the globe, a solstice occurs when the sun reaches its ...

The difference between an equinox and a solstice is based on Earth’s tilt, affecting daylight length and the changing of ...

On the June solstice, the North Pole is tipped more toward the sun than ... where June brings the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.) Read on for some more intriguing facts about ...

When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. In December, the winter solstice marks the exact moment the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the furthest away ...

Welcome, vernal equinox. In 2025, the first day of spring is Thursday at 4:01 a.m. Central time. What Is the Spring Equinox?

The exact timing of the equinoxes changes from year to year, but in 2025, the northern hemisphere's Vernal (Spring) Equinox ...

The most dangerous of the solstice rituals has to be polo voladore in Guatemala. The Flying Pole dance is performed ... the night of the winter solstice by getting all the family together, at ...