The event begins at 4:48 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 21, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. On the day of a solstice, the Earth is at its maximum tilt, 23.5 degrees, either toward or away from the sun.
A car slowly travels down a road after a second round of snow passed through northern Minnesota Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, in Duluth, Minn.
Temperatures are dropping across the U.S., as the first day of winter, also called the winter solstice, takes place this week across the country and the Northern Hemisphere.On the day of a solstice, the Earth is at its maximum tilt, 23.5 degrees, either toward or away from the sun.A winter solstice happens in the Northern Hemisphere when the hemisphere is tilting away from the sun, making it the day with the least amount of sunlight.
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