Winter Solstice 2025 Pics From. When is winter solstice 2025? This year's winter solstice occurs on saturday, december 21, 2025, at 4:20 am est (09:20 utc).

The winter solstice on december 21, 2025, marks the shortest day and longest night in the northern hemisphere. On the morning of the winter solstice, the sun strategically rises through a gap in the fort ancient earthworks.