Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon which marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

The winter solstice may be referred to as:

  • December solstice in the Northern Hemisphere
  • June solstice in the Southern Hemisphere

Winter solstice may also refer to:

  • Winter Solstice (film), 2004 American film with Anthony LaPaglia
  • Winter Solstice: North (album), a 1999 album by British experimental music group Coil
  • Winter Solstice, a 2000 novel by Rosamunde Pilcher
  • Winter Solstice, a two-part German-produced TV film from 2003 based on the novel with Sinéad Cusack and Peter Ustinov
  • "Winter Solstice", a song by Phoenix from Alpha Zulu, 2022
  • Dongzhi (solar term), the 22nd solar term and a traditional Chinese festival

See also

  • Midwinter (disambiguation)
  • Winter (disambiguation)
  • Solstice (disambiguation)
  • Summer solstice (disambiguation)
  • Spring equinox (disambiguation)
  • Autumnal equinox (disambiguation)