Winter Solstice 2024 Date. The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year after which the days begin to get longer and the nights get shorter. It falls on december 21st or 22nd in the northern hemisphere and june 20th or 21st in the southern hemisphere.

The first day of summer in the northern hemisphere will be on june 20, 2024. During the winter solstice the sun shines directly on the tropic of capricorn in the northern hemisphere and the tropic of cancer in the southern hemisphere and the day is shortest with nights the longest.