<p>December 21&nbsp;is winter solstice -- marking the longest night and fewest hours of daylight of the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Winter solstice is the precise moment in which the Northern Hemisphere is the farthest from the sun.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This phenomenon&nbsp;occurs at the same time everywhere on Earth.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;In the United States, it happened at 11:28 a.m. ET Thursday (10:28 a.m. CT, 9:28 a.m. MT, 8:28 a.m. PT).</p>

<p>One of the most famous solstice celebrations occurs at the ancient Stonehenge ruins in Wiltshire, England, where druids, pagans and other revellers gather each year to celebrate the event.</p>

<p>The solstice is the astronomical beginning of winter, even though meteorologists view winter as starting Dec. 1, which is the start of the coldest three months in the Northern Hemisphere.</p>

<p>After the solstice, the days slowly start to get longer again.</p>

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December 21 marks the longest night and fewest hours of daylight of the year

December 21 is winter solstice -- marking the longest night and fewest hours of daylight of the year. Winter solstice is the precise moment in which the Northern Hemisphere is the farthest from the sun. This phenomenon occurs at the same time everywhere on Earth. In the United States, it happened at 11:28 a.m. ET Thursday (10:28 a.m. CT, 9:28 a.m. MT, 8:28 a.m. PT). One of the most famous solstice celebrations occurs at the ancient Stonehenge ruins in Wiltshire, England, where druids, pagans and other revellers gather each year to celebrate the event. The solstice is the astronomical beginning of winter, even though meteorologists view winter as starting Dec. 1, which is the start of the coldest three months in the Northern Hemisphere. After the solstice, the days slowly start to get longer again.

Winter Solstice: Today is the longest night of the year

<p>The Election Commission has announced the bypoll dates for prestigious RK Nagar constituency.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The bypoll for the constituency from where the late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was elected twice to the Assembly will be held on December 21 and the counting will take place on December 24.</p>

<p>The bypoll assumes significance as it will prove to be a litmus test for Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and his deputy O. Panneerselvam combine who wrest back the two-leaf symbol. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>The election to RK Nagar constituency will be the first elections that the AIADMK will face after the demise of its charismatic leader J. Jayalalithaa last December.</p>

<p>While the ruling combines likely to contest&nbsp;the elections in the name of Jayalalithaa, the opposition is likely to call it a referendum on the AIADMK government&#39;s performance in the past one-year.&nbsp;<br />
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The bypoll will be a litmus test for Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and his deputy O. Panneerselvam combine who wrest back the two-leaf symbol.

The Election Commission has announced the bypoll dates for prestigious RK Nagar constituency. The bypoll for the constituency from where the late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was elected twice to the Assembly will be held on December 21 and the counting will take place on December 24. The bypoll assumes significance as it will prove to be a litmus test for Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and his deputy O. Panneerselvam combine who wrest back the two-leaf symbol. Assembly by elections on December 21: RK Nagar(Tamil Nadu), Sikandra(UP), Sabang(West Bengal), Pakke-Kasang and Likabali(Arunachal Pradesh). Counting on December 24 — ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2017 × The election to RK Nagar constituency will be the first elections that the AIADMK will face after the demise of its charismatic leader J. Jayalalithaa last December. While the ruling combines likely to contest the elections in the name of Jayalalithaa, the opposition is likely to call it a referendum on the AIADMK government's performance in the past one-year.

Bypoll to Jayalalithaa's RK Nagar Assembly seat on December 21

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Winter Solstice: Today is the longest night of the year

Bypoll to Jayalalithaa's RK Nagar Assembly seat on December 21