Winter Solstice 2024 Date And Time. On solstice day, which is 4 minutes and 40 seconds later than on dec. 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 also lists astronomical sunrise and sunset timings on winter solstice day. It falls on december 21st or 22nd in the northern hemisphere and june 20th or 21st in the southern hemisphere.