Winter Solstice 2024 South Africa Date. The next winter solstice for the southern hemisphere will happen on monday 21st june. In cape town, the sunset was at 5.44 pm on thursday and rose at 7.51 am on friday (10 hours and 49 minutes).
Spring equinox march 20, summer solstice june 20, autumn equinox september 22, winter solstice december 21. In the southern hemisphere, the solstice occurs when the sun is the furthest north in the sky, which happens around june 20th or 21st.