When Is Winter Solstice 2024 Uk 2024. Make the most of the shortest day of the year and head to the winter solstice festival at greenwich park, a midwinter celebration filled with attractions and activities. The astronomical calendar, which is based on the natural rotation of the earth around the sun, holds that winter starts on the day of the winter solstice, december 22, and.
The winter solstice occurs at 09:23. As well as marking the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice marks the first day of winter in the astronomical calendar, whilst in the meteorological calendar, we are already three.
