Then this could be the best day of the year for ... solstice and sunset at winter solstice so that the stones precisely frame the rising and setting sun when days were at their longest and shortest.

The summer solstice happens when the sun "reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky," the Farmer's Almanac ...

The summer solstice is the 'longest' day of the year, giving us a chance to take ... gives the appearance of an endless sunset during the night, before the sun begins to rise again as morning ...

Due to the shallow angle, the sun spends less time above the horizon on December 21st. This shorter path translates to fewer daylight hours, resulting in the year's shortest day and longest night ...

On the June solstice, the North Pole is tipped more toward the sun than on any other day of the year. This means that on the June solstice, the Northern Hemisphere will have the longest day and ...