Winter Solstice 2024 Stonehenge. Look to the sky as hmns astronomer talks winter solstice for the final sky happenings of 2024. The stones of stonehenge have silently marked the winter solstice for thousands of years.

The end of fall is marked by the winter solstice—the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, therefore making it the shortest day and longest night of the year. The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of earth’s poles reaches its.