Shortest Day Of The Year 2024 Uk Time

Shortest Day Of The Year 2024 Uk Time. The more east you’re in a time zone the earlier the sun will set (and rise) in comparison to cities on the same latitude but further west in the same time zone. The shortest day of the year will be in 26 days, during the winter solstice on december 21, 2024, with a daylight length of 7 hours and 53 minutes.

As well as marking the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice marks the first day of winter in the astronomical calendar, whilst in the meteorological calendar, we are already three weeks. The winter solstice usually falls on december 21 to 22.