Shortest Day Of Year 2024 Australia. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year and the first day of the winter in. Winter solstice takes place on december 21, 2024, in the northern hemisphere and on june 20, 2024, in the southern hemisphere.

Today marks the date of the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, making it australia’s shortest day of the year based on time between sunrise and. (janie barrett) (supplied nine) it began at 6.51am aest today for the southern hemisphere.