Winter Solstice 2024 Sydney. Winter solstice โ is the day of the year when the sun passes through the southernmost point of the ecliptic in the northern hemisphere (or through the northernmost point in the southern. Each day will get a fraction more daylight than the previous until this year's summer.
The winter solstice is the day of the year that has the least daylight hours of. The days become shorter as a result of the earth tilting away from the sun (at least in one hemisphere at a time).