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December solstice 2028

The December solstice 2028 happens on December 21, 2028 at 08:20 UTC.

Time in UTC

Thursday, December 21, 08:20

Time remaining

812 d 51 min

Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate

Northern Hemisphere

first day of astronomical winter, shortest day of the year

Southern Hemisphere

first day of astronomical summer, longest day of the year

At the December solstice the Sun reaches its southernmost point, directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn. North of the Arctic Circle it does not rise; south of the Antarctic Circle it does not set.

The exact moment

Solstices and equinoxes are instants, not whole days: the moment is the same everywhere, only the clock time differs by time zone.

Full disc of Earth seen from space, with Africa at the top and bright Antarctic ice at the bottom
Earth on 21 December 2024, the day of the December solstice: now the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun and Antarctica is fully lit. Photo: NASA EPIC Team

Day length on December 21

CityLocal timeSunriseSunsetDay length
ReykjavikDecember 21, 08:2011:2315:304 h 7 min
OsloDecember 21, 09:2009:1815:125 h 54 min
EdinburghDecember 21, 08:2008:4215:406 h 58 min
LondonDecember 21, 08:2008:0415:547 h 50 min
BerlinDecember 21, 09:2008:1515:547 h 39 min
LjubljanaDecember 21, 09:2007:4116:198 h 38 min
New YorkDecember 21, 3:20 AM7:17 AM4:32 PM9 h 15 min
RomeDecember 21, 09:2007:3516:429 h 8 min
TokyoDecember 21, 17:2006:4716:329 h 45 min
Los AngelesDecember 21, 12:20 AM6:55 AM4:48 PM9 h 53 min
DubaiDecember 21, 12:2007:0017:3410 h 34 min
HonoluluDecember 20, 10:20 PM7:04 AM5:55 PM10 h 50 min
Mexico CityDecember 21, 02:2007:0618:0410 h 58 min
Cape TownDecember 21, 10:2005:3219:5714 h 25 min
SydneyDecember 21, 7:20 PM5:41 AM8:06 PM14 h 25 min
Buenos AiresDecember 21, 05:2005:3820:0614 h 29 min

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Solstices and equinoxes explainedWhat the solstices and equinoxes are, why their dates move between years, and what they mean for daylight where you live, with exact dates and times.Why days are longer in summer (and what the midnight sun is)How the 23.4° tilt of Earth's axis makes summer days long and winter days short, how much that depends on where you live, and why the poles get months of midnight sun and polar night.Why the earliest sunset is not on the shortest dayThe earliest sunset and the latest sunrise do not fall on the winter solstice. The reason is the equation of time, and it is easy to see in real numbers.

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