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When is the First Day of Winter 2024?

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Need to know the exact date of of the First Day of Winter this year?

The Winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight during the whole year. The word solstice comes from the Latin words for "sun" and "to stand still." In the Northern Hemisphere, it always occurs around December 21 or 22. (In the Southern Hemisphere, it is around June 20 or 21.) This date is considered to be the first day of Winter.

Here's a chart that shows what day of the week the First Day of Winter is celebrated in Northern Hemisphere from 2012 - 2022:



Year Day First Day of Winter Falls on First Day of Winter
2016 Wednesday December 21, 2016
2017 Thursday December 21, 2017
2018 Friday December 21, 2018
2019 Sunday December 22, 2019
2020 Monday December 21, 2020
2021 Tuesday December 21, 2021
2022 Wednesday December 21, 2022
2023 Friday December 22, 2023
2024 Saturday December 21, 2024
2025 Sunday December 21, 2025
2026 Monday December 21, 2026
2027 Wednesday December 22, 2027
2028 Thursday December 21, 2028
2029 Friday December 21, 2029
2030 Saturday December 21, 2030
2031 Monday December 22, 2031
2032 Tuesday December 21, 2032
2033 Wednesday December 21, 2033
2034 Thursday December 21, 2034
2035 Saturday December 22, 2035
2036 Sunday December 21, 2036
2037 Monday December 21, 2037
2038 Tuesday December 21, 2038
2039 Thursday December 22, 2039
2040 Friday December 21, 2040
2041 Saturday December 21, 2041
2042 Sunday December 21, 2042
2043 Tuesday December 22, 2043
2044 Wednesday December 21, 2044
2045 Thursday December 21, 2045
2046 Friday December 21, 2046
2047 Saturday December 21, 2047
2048 Monday December 21, 2048
2049 Tuesday December 21, 2049
2050 Wednesday December 21, 2050
2050 Wednesday December 21, 2050
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