Winter Solstice 2024 Countdown 2024. The 2024 winter solstice — the precise moment when the sun appears farthest south in the sky — is at 4:20 a.m. Learn all about the shortest day of the year—and tell us what winter means to you!

21 december will be the shortest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere, midwinter day. In 2024, the winter solstice date is saturday, december 21.