Winter Solstice 2024 Countdown Date. Winter solstice 2024 (beginning of astronomical winter) on the day of the winter (december) solstice, the sun passes through the southernmost point of the ecliptic, that is, as far as possible from the celestial equator to the south (for the northern hemisphere of the earth). This page gives the day length in hours, minutes and seconds on solstice day, including previous and next day.

Winter solstice 2024 (beginning of astronomical winter) on the day of the winter (december) solstice, the sun passes through the southernmost point of the ecliptic, that is, as far as possible from the celestial equator to the south (for the northern hemisphere of the earth). In 2024 the winter solstice will occur on saturday 21 december at 9.21am gmt.