Shortest Day Of The Year 2024 New Zealand. The winter solstice marks when one hemisphere is. Winter solstice takes place on december 21, 2024, in the northern hemisphere and on june 20, 2024, in the southern hemisphere.
The good news is that from this point on the days will begin to get longer until midsummer’s night in about 6 months. The summer solstice occurs at 22:23.