Winter Solstice 2024 Australian Calendar. The winter solsitice is both the shortest day of the year and also the longest night. It includes regional and national public holidays and school vacations of the state or territory you have.

Winter solstice, which occurs on saturday, december 21 at exactly 4:21am est, is the astronomical beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere. However, the daylength on the winter solstice will vary depending on latitude, with darwin having close to 11 hours and 24 minutes between sunrise and sunset, while hobart only gets 9 hours.