Winter Solstice 2024 South Africa. You can also explore the time and date for astronomical seasons summer & winter, solstice spring & autumns and equinox via the online calculator. According to vox weather forecaster annette bota, the winter solstice in south africa takes place today.

This means that today is the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs when the path of the sun is farthest south in the sky, which happens on either december 21st or 22nd every year.