On the mornings surrounding the Winter Solstice, the passage and chamber of Newgrange are aligned with the rising sun. The light enters about four minutes after sunrise, but calculations based on ...

As we move into January, the much-celebrated ‘stretch’ in the evenings will become more apparent People gather at Newgrange to mark sunrise on the Winter Solstice Saturday marks the shortest ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice occurs when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn. Newgrange, a Neolithic passage tomb that is older than the pyramids in Egypt ...

Speaking after the sunrise this morning ... For many who gather at Newgrange each Winter Solstice, the event marks a pause or resetting as people celebrate in the knowledge that summer is on ...

The winter solstice, which occurs around December 21 each year, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. At Newgrange, during the sunrise on the mornings around the winter solstice ...

The Newgrange monument was built over 5,000 years ago, and is known for what happens during the solstice — when, during sunrise, direct sunlight enters the passage tomb and illuminates it ...

In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on December 21 or 22, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn. At sunrise, direct sunlight can enter the Newgrange monument ...

Many still gather at Newgrange on Winter Solstice morning. While the chosen few who have won the lottery will be inside at sunrise, hundreds more will sing and dance or simply stand in awe.

The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and ...

While sixteen lucky were preparing to witness the winter solstice from inside ... carried a torch through the night to Newgrange, where they welcomed the sunrise to a chorus of drumbeats.

also joined the hundreds of people to witness the sunrise on the shortest day of the year. “I absolutely love Newgrange, and Knowth and Dowth. Coming here today on the winter solstice is always ...