Shortest Day Of The Year 2025 Australia Date. The winter solstice is sometimes called the shortest day of the year (because it has the shortest period of sunlight), but the solar days near the solstice are actually the longest. After losing an hour of sleep, people will get a later.

After losing an hour of sleep, people will get a later. Approximate daylengths in australia’s capital cities on the date of the 2024 summer solstice.