Shortest Day Of The Year 2024. This means that the length of the day during the winter solstice is 8 hours, 49 minutes shorter than the summer solstice. Time and date winter solstice in the northern hemisphere (and summer solstice in the southern hemisphere) occurs on saturday, dec.

For the more than 6 billion people living in the northern hemisphere, this astronomical event signals not only the shortest day but also the longest night of the year. In 2024, the winter solstice occurs on saturday , december 21 at 4:20 a.m.