Tourists view standing stones of Neolithic henge, Stonehenge, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Southern aisle, lit up during the winter solstice, Vezelay Basilica, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bourgogne, France, Europe

A couple at Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick at sunst, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Full Moon rising on December 22, 2018, the day after the winter solstice, in a perfectly clear sky and over the distant horizon to the northeast over the snow-covered prairie. Some cows are grazing at left! The top edge of the Moon has a green rim and the bottom edge a red rim, from atmospheric refraction. But it made for a Christmas-coloured Moon ornament on the horizon! The dark lunar mare and even the bright rays splashing from Tycho at bottom are visible.

A huge Lama figure is carried over the Plaza de Armas square in Qusco, parade of the Inti Raymi festival, winter solstice festival, important festival of the Inca, Qusco, Peru, South America

Snowplow in the arctic blizzard during the polar night, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

Walkers in the evening sun, silhouettes against the light, winter solstice, Koeterberg, Luegde, Weserbergland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

The full moon rises near the Portland Headlight on December 22, 1999 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.