December Solstice

The winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern.

The Sun reaches its farthest point south. The shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest in the Southern.

The name

The standard astronomical name.

Precision

A sharp moment: the time is meaningful to the minute.

Next: Mon, Dec 21, 2026, 20:50 UTC

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Every year

Between 1900 and 2100 it comes as early as December 20 at 20:48 UTC (2096) and as late as December 23 at 00:20 UTC (1903).Dates wobble through each four-year leap cycle and creep earlier across a century, until a skipped leap day, as in 1900 and 2100, sets them back.

Year	Date	UTC
1900	Sat, Dec 22	06:42
1901	Sun, Dec 22	12:37
1902	Mon, Dec 22	18:36
1903	Wed, Dec 23	00:20
1904	Thu, Dec 22	06:14
1905	Fri, Dec 22	12:04
1906	Sat, Dec 22	17:53
1907	Sun, Dec 22	23:52
1908	Tue, Dec 22	05:33
1909	Wed, Dec 22	11:20
1910	Thu, Dec 22	17:12
1911	Fri, Dec 22	22:53
1912	Sun, Dec 22	04:45
1913	Mon, Dec 22	10:35
1914	Tue, Dec 22	16:22
1915	Wed, Dec 22	22:16
1916	Fri, Dec 22	03:59
1917	Sat, Dec 22	09:46
1918	Sun, Dec 22	15:41
1919	Mon, Dec 22	21:27
1920	Wed, Dec 22	03:17
1921	Thu, Dec 22	09:07
1922	Fri, Dec 22	14:57
1923	Sat, Dec 22	20:53
1924	Mon, Dec 22	02:45
1925	Tue, Dec 22	08:37
1926	Wed, Dec 22	14:33
1927	Thu, Dec 22	20:18
1928	Sat, Dec 22	02:04
1929	Sun, Dec 22	07:53
1930	Mon, Dec 22	13:39
1931	Tue, Dec 22	19:30
1932	Thu, Dec 22	01:14
1933	Fri, Dec 22	06:57
1934	Sat, Dec 22	12:49
1935	Sun, Dec 22	18:37
1936	Tue, Dec 22	00:27
1937	Wed, Dec 22	06:22
1938	Thu, Dec 22	12:13
1939	Fri, Dec 22	18:06
1940	Sat, Dec 21	23:55
1941	Mon, Dec 22	05:44
1942	Tue, Dec 22	11:40
1943	Wed, Dec 22	17:29
1944	Thu, Dec 21	23:15
1945	Sat, Dec 22	05:04
1946	Sun, Dec 22	10:53
1947	Mon, Dec 22	16:43
1948	Tue, Dec 21	22:33
1949	Thu, Dec 22	04:23
1950	Fri, Dec 22	10:13
1951	Sat, Dec 22	16:00
1952	Sun, Dec 21	21:43
1953	Tue, Dec 22	03:31
1954	Wed, Dec 22	09:24
1955	Thu, Dec 22	15:11
1956	Fri, Dec 21	20:59
1957	Sun, Dec 22	02:49
1958	Mon, Dec 22	08:40
1959	Tue, Dec 22	14:34
1960	Wed, Dec 21	20:26
1961	Fri, Dec 22	02:19
1962	Sat, Dec 22	08:15
1963	Sun, Dec 22	14:02
1964	Mon, Dec 21	19:50
1965	Wed, Dec 22	01:40
1966	Thu, Dec 22	07:28
1967	Fri, Dec 22	13:16
1968	Sat, Dec 21	19:00
1969	Mon, Dec 22	00:44
1970	Tue, Dec 22	06:36
1971	Wed, Dec 22	12:24
1972	Thu, Dec 21	18:13
1973	Sat, Dec 22	00:08
1974	Sun, Dec 22	05:56
1975	Mon, Dec 22	11:46
1976	Tue, Dec 21	17:35
1977	Wed, Dec 21	23:23
1978	Fri, Dec 22	05:21
1979	Sat, Dec 22	11:10
1980	Sun, Dec 21	16:56
1981	Mon, Dec 21	22:51
1982	Wed, Dec 22	04:38
1983	Thu, Dec 22	10:30
1984	Fri, Dec 21	16:23
1985	Sat, Dec 21	22:08
1986	Mon, Dec 22	04:02
1987	Tue, Dec 22	09:46
1988	Wed, Dec 21	15:28
1989	Thu, Dec 21	21:22
1990	Sat, Dec 22	03:07
1991	Sun, Dec 22	08:54
1992	Mon, Dec 21	14:43
1993	Tue, Dec 21	20:26
1994	Thu, Dec 22	02:23
1995	Fri, Dec 22	08:17
1996	Sat, Dec 21	14:06
1997	Sun, Dec 21	20:07
1998	Tue, Dec 22	01:56
1999	Wed, Dec 22	07:44
2000	Thu, Dec 21	13:37
2001	Fri, Dec 21	19:21
2002	Sun, Dec 22	01:14
2003	Mon, Dec 22	07:04
2004	Tue, Dec 21	12:42
2005	Wed, Dec 21	18:35
2006	Fri, Dec 22	00:22
2007	Sat, Dec 22	06:08
2008	Sun, Dec 21	12:04
2009	Mon, Dec 21	17:47
2010	Tue, Dec 21	23:38
2011	Thu, Dec 22	05:30
2012	Fri, Dec 21	11:12
2013	Sat, Dec 21	17:11
2014	Sun, Dec 21	23:03
2015	Tue, Dec 22	04:48
2016	Wed, Dec 21	10:44
2017	Thu, Dec 21	16:28
2018	Fri, Dec 21	22:23
2019	Sun, Dec 22	04:19
2020	Mon, Dec 21	10:02
2021	Tue, Dec 21	15:59
2022	Wed, Dec 21	21:48
2023	Fri, Dec 22	03:27
2024	Sat, Dec 21	09:21
2025	Sun, Dec 21	15:03
2026	Mon, Dec 21	20:50
2027	Wed, Dec 22	02:42
2028	Thu, Dec 21	08:20
2029	Fri, Dec 21	14:14
2030	Sat, Dec 21	20:10
2031	Mon, Dec 22	01:56
2032	Tue, Dec 21	07:56
2033	Wed, Dec 21	13:46
2034	Thu, Dec 21	19:34
2035	Sat, Dec 22	01:31
2036	Sun, Dec 21	07:13
2037	Mon, Dec 21	13:08
2038	Tue, Dec 21	19:02
2039	Thu, Dec 22	00:41
2040	Fri, Dec 21	06:33
2041	Sat, Dec 21	12:18
2042	Sun, Dec 21	18:04
2043	Tue, Dec 22	00:01
2044	Wed, Dec 21	05:44
2045	Thu, Dec 21	11:35
2046	Fri, Dec 21	17:29
2047	Sat, Dec 21	23:07
2048	Mon, Dec 21	05:02
2049	Tue, Dec 21	10:52
2050	Wed, Dec 21	16:39
2051	Thu, Dec 21	22:34
2052	Sat, Dec 21	04:17
2053	Sun, Dec 21	10:10
2054	Mon, Dec 21	16:10
2055	Tue, Dec 21	21:56
2056	Thu, Dec 21	03:52
2057	Fri, Dec 21	09:43
2058	Sat, Dec 21	15:25
2059	Sun, Dec 21	21:18
2060	Tue, Dec 21	03:02
2061	Wed, Dec 21	08:49
2062	Thu, Dec 21	14:43
2063	Fri, Dec 21	20:22
2064	Sun, Dec 21	02:09
2065	Mon, Dec 21	08:01
2066	Tue, Dec 21	13:46
2067	Wed, Dec 21	19:44
2068	Fri, Dec 21	01:33
2069	Sat, Dec 21	07:23
2070	Sun, Dec 21	13:20
2071	Mon, Dec 21	19:05
2072	Wed, Dec 21	00:57
2073	Thu, Dec 21	06:52
2074	Fri, Dec 21	12:36
2075	Sat, Dec 21	18:28
2076	Mon, Dec 21	00:14
2077	Tue, Dec 21	06:02
2078	Wed, Dec 21	11:59
2079	Thu, Dec 21	17:45
2080	Fri, Dec 20	23:34
2081	Sun, Dec 21	05:24
2082	Mon, Dec 21	11:06
2083	Tue, Dec 21	16:55
2084	Wed, Dec 20	22:43
2085	Fri, Dec 21	04:30
2086	Sat, Dec 21	10:24
2087	Sun, Dec 21	16:10
2088	Mon, Dec 20	21:58
2089	Wed, Dec 21	03:54
2090	Thu, Dec 21	09:45
2091	Fri, Dec 21	15:40
2092	Sat, Dec 20	21:34
2093	Mon, Dec 21	03:23
2094	Tue, Dec 21	09:15
2095	Wed, Dec 21	15:03
2096	Thu, Dec 20	20:48
2097	Sat, Dec 21	02:39
2098	Sun, Dec 21	08:23
2099	Mon, Dec 21	14:06
2100	Tue, Dec 21	19:53