Winter Solstice 2024 Southern Hemisphere. Edt, marks the passage of direct sunlight over the equator from the northern hemisphere to the southern. While the actual winter solstice.

The winter solstice occurs when earth’s tilt away from the sun is at a maximum and the sun is directly over the tropic of capricorn, which is located at 23.5° latitude south. Next year’s autumnal equinox will be 2:19 p.m.