Winter Solstice 2024 Time. 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.

It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year and the first day of.  — winter solstice december 21, 2024 at 1:20 am pst the dates for equinoxes and solstices in the northern and southern hemispheres are the same, but in opposite seasons.