December Solstice 2027
The December solstice of 2027 is on Wednesday, December 22, 2027 at 02:42 UTC, when the Sun reaches 0°00' Capricorn. It starts winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 415 days.
What time is the December solstice 2027?
At 02:42 UTC on December 22, 2027: Tue, Dec 21, 06:42 PM in Los Angeles, Tue, Dec 21, 09:42 PM in New York, Wed, Dec 22, 02:42 AM in London.
What date is the December solstice 2027 where I live?
It depends on the time zone: December 21 in Los Angeles, New York; December 22 in London, India, Sydney.
Is the December solstice the first day of winter?
Astronomically, yes in the Northern Hemisphere and no in the Southern, where the December solstice on December 22, 2027 starts summer; weather services often count seasons by whole months instead.
Why is the December solstice 2027 at a different time than in 2026?
It comes 5 h 52 min later on the clock than in 2026 (December 21, 2026, 20:50 UTC), because the 365-day calendar year is about a quarter of a day shorter than the solar year.
How long is the day on the December solstice 2027?
From sunrise to sunset on December 22, 2027: 7 h 50 min in London, 9 h 15 min in New York, 10 h 58 min in Mexico City, 11 h 51 min in Bogotá, 13 h 36 min in São Paulo, 14 h 25 min in Sydney; it is the shortest day of the year north of the equator and the longest south of it.
What does the Sun entering Capricorn mean in astrology?
It is the Capricorn ingress: astrologers cast a chart for 02:42 UTC on December 22, 2027 and read it for the season ahead, and in 2027 that chart has the Moon at 21°58' Libra (last quarter, 31% lit).
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| UTC | December 22, 2027, 02:42 UTC |
| Los Angeles | Tue, Dec 21, 06:42 PM |
| New York | Tue, Dec 21, 09:42 PM |
| London | Wed, Dec 22, 02:42 AM |
| India | Wed, Dec 22, 08:12 AM |
| Sydney | Wed, Dec 22, 01:42 PM |
The sky at the December solstice 2027
| Body | Position |
|---|---|
| Sun | ♑︎ 0°00' Capricorn |
| Moon | ♎︎ 21°58' Libra |
| Mercury | ♑︎ 5°44' Capricorn |
| Venus | ♒︎ 2°52' Aquarius |
| Mars | ♑︎ 20°12' Capricorn |
| Jupiter | ♍︎ 26°48' Virgo |
| Saturn | ♈︎ 21°01' Aries R |
| Uranus | ♊︎ 7°02' Gemini R |
| Neptune | ♈︎ 3°52' Aries |
| Pluto | ♒︎ 5°41' Aquarius |
| Moon phase | last quarter, 31% lit |
Geocentric tropical positions at the exact instant; R = retrograde.
Day length on December 22, 2027
| City | Daylight |
|---|---|
| London | 7 h 50 min |
| New York | 9 h 15 min |
| Mexico City | 10 h 58 min |
| Bogotá | 11 h 51 min |
| São Paulo | 13 h 36 min |
| Sydney | 14 h 25 min |
Sunrise to sunset on that calendar date at each city, computed for the Sun’s upper edge with standard refraction.
The Sun enters Capricorn
Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn; its keywords: ambitious, disciplined, patient. The Sun’s 30 days in Capricorn start at this instant.
Retrograde at the December solstice 2027: Saturn, Uranus.
Data: seasons/2027.json (CC0 JSON).