Winter solstice 2025
When is the Winter solstice 2025?
The Winter solstice 2025 is on Sunday, December 21, 2025 (in 186 days). Calendar for 2025
Please note: The dates given on this page are based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which for practical purposes is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). While the Winter solstice occurs at the same moment in time all over the world, the date and local time differ from location to location depending on a location's time zone. For more details see the explanations below.
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What is the Winter solstice?

A winter solstice occurs twice a year, once in December in the Northern Hemisphere (also called December solstice and Midwinter) and once in June in the Southern Hemisphere (also called June solstice).
In the Northern Hemisphere the day of the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year (the day with the least daylight and the longest night) and occurs every year between December 20 and December 23. The dates given on this page are based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which for practical purposes is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, the time the United Kingdom is on during the winter, when it isn't on summer time). While the winter solstice occurs at the same moment in time all over the world, the date and local time differ from place to place depending on the year and a location's time zone. For locations that are ahead of UTC (further east) it may fall on the day after, and for locations that are behind UTC (further west) it may fall on the day before. To find out the exact date and time of the winter solstice 2025 in your area use this seasons calculator.
The winter solstice marks the end of autumn and the beginning of winter in the hemisphere where it occurs and is one of four days (two equinoxes and two solstices) throughout the year on which a new season starts. The other days are the vernal equinox (also called spring equinox, beginning of spring), the summer solstice (beginning of summer) and the autumn equinox (also called fall equinox, beginning of autumn).
Further reading:
- Winter solstice on Wikipedia
- Solstices in general on Wikipedia
Overview: seasons, equinoxes and solstices
Dates shown apply to the Northern Hemisphere and are based on UTC (GMT)Season | Start | End |
Spring | Spring equinox (vernal equinox, March equinox) March 19 to 21 |
Summer solstice (June solstice) June 20 to 22 |
Summer | Summer solstice (June solstice) June 20 to 22 |
Autumn equinox (Fall equinox, September equinox) September 21 to 24 |
Autumn (Fall) |
Autumn equinox (Fall equinox, September equinox) September 21 to 24 |
Winter solstice (December solstice) December 20 to 23 |
Winter | Winter solstice (December solstice) December 20 to 23 |
Spring equinox (vernal equinox, March equinox) March 19 to 21 |
When is the Winter solstice 2026?
The Winter solstice 2026 is on Monday, December 21, 2026 (in 551 days). Calendar for 2026
Dates for the Winter solstice in other years
The next occurrence of the Winter solstice is marked in red.When is ...? | Date | Day of the week | Days away |
Winter solstice 2020 | December 21, 2020 | Monday | 1639 days ago |
Winter solstice 2021 | December 21, 2021 | Tuesday | 1274 days ago |
Winter solstice 2022 | December 21, 2022 | Wednesday | 909 days ago |
Winter solstice 2023 | December 22, 2023 | Friday | 543 days ago |
Winter solstice 2024 | December 21, 2024 | Saturday | 178 days ago |
Winter solstice 2025 | December 21, 2025 | Sunday | in 186 days |
Winter solstice 2026 | December 21, 2026 | Monday | in 551 days |
Winter solstice 2027 | December 22, 2027 | Wednesday | in 917 days |
Winter solstice 2028 | December 21, 2028 | Thursday | in 1282 days |
Winter solstice 2029 | December 21, 2029 | Friday | in 1647 days |
Winter solstice 2030 | December 21, 2030 | Saturday | in 2012 days |
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