Winter Solstice 2024 Southern Hemisphere Calendar. The winter solstice is the shortest daylight and the longest night. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs when the path of the sun is farthest south in the sky, which happens on either december 21st or 22nd every year.

In 2024, the winter solstice will occur on the 21st december for countries in the northern hemisphere, coinciding with the summer solstice taking place in the southern hemisphere. (the southern hemisphere’s winter solstice occurs in june.) the winter solstice is.