Winter Solstice 2024 Southern Hemisphere Dates. Because the earth does not. The 2024 winter solstice — the precise moment when the sun appears farthest south in the sky — is at 4:20 a.m.

Winter solstice occurs at the moment the tilt of earth’s axis away the sun is at a maximum. In the northern hemisphere, the 2024 winter solstice will occur on december 21 at 09:20 gmt (december 21, 04:20 a.m.