Winter Solstice 2024 Northern Hemisphere. The northern hemisphere’s winter solstice always falls on december 21 or 22. The solstice occurs at the same time everywhere on earth, this year it happens dec.

This celestial event happens when the earth’s axial tilt positions the northern hemisphere at its. The winter solstice begins winter in the northern hemisphere, bringing the longest night and shortest day due to earth’s 23.5° tilt.