Shortest Day Of The Year 2024 Time. The shortest day of the year, also known as the winter solstice, occurs on december 21st or 22nd in the northern hemisphere. (the reverse is true in the southern hemisphere, where the shortest day of the year occurs in june.) after.

A december solstice on the 23rd is once in a hundred years occurrence, and a december 20 solstice is even rarer. However, as you can see below the 21st is by far the most common.