Uk Winter Solstice 2024. As well as marking the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice marks the first day of winter in the astronomical calendar, whilst in the meteorological calendar, we are already three. It marks the shortest day and longest.
It will be the shortest day of the year and the day when the sun is. The summer solstice, which occurs around the 21 june in the northern hemisphere, is the day of the year with the longest period of daylight while the winter solstice, on or around the 21.
