Winter Solstice 2024 Southern Hemisphere 2024. 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. The 2024 winter solstice — the precise moment when the sun appears farthest south in the sky — is at 4:20 a.m.
Australia will have its shortest day of the year today when the southern hemisphere experiences the winter solstice. The first day of winter in the northern hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs on saturday, december 21, 2024, at 4:21 a.m.