Longest And Shortest Day Of The Year 2024. Winter solstice takes place on december 21, 2024, in the northern hemisphere and on june 20, 2024, in the southern hemisphere. Today (june 20) the summer solstice — the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere — will begin, and it will be the earliest solstice in 228 years.

The day of the winter solstice is sometimes called the “shortest day of the year” (because it has the shortest. The good news is that from this point on the days will begin to get.