Winter Solstice Southern Hemisphere 2024 Dates. The 2024 winter solstice — the precise moment when the sun appears farthest south in the sky — is at 4:20 a.m. Here are the equinox and solstice dates—plus, answers to common questions.

The next winter solstice for the northern hemisphere will occur on dec. After the summer solstice, the amount of daylight gradually diminishes each day, until the winter solstice—which falls on december 21 this year.