When Is The Shortest Day Of 2024. But the days will actually begin to feel a bit longer two weeks before the solstice. The winter solstice — the exact moment when the sun appears farthest south in the sky — happens at 4:20 a.m.

The days become shorter as a result of the earth tilting away from the sun (at least in one hemisphere at a time). The days become shorter as a result of the earth tilting away from the sun (at least in.