Winter Equinox 2024 Australia.  — the winter solstice is the day of the year that has the least daylight hours of any in the year and usually occurs on 22 june but can occur between 21 and 23 june.  — if you think the mornings are dark and gloomy now, wait until we hit the winter solstice.

Winter solstice 2024 (beginning of astronomical winter) on the day of the winter (december) solstice, the sun passes through the southernmost point of the ecliptic, that is, as far as possible from the celestial equator to the south (for the northern hemisphere of the earth).  — the winter and summer solstices are extreme points when the northern and southern hemispheres receive either minimum or maximum light.