Winter Solstice 2024 Nz. Winter solstice โ is the day of the year when the sun passes through the southernmost point of the ecliptic in the northern hemisphere (or through the northernmost point in the southern. New zealand standard time (nzst) is used in the winter months and new.
In new zealand, the next winter solstice takes place on friday 21 june 2025 at 2.41pm. Traditionally, matariki is observed when the heliacal rising of the star cluster pleiades coincides with a specific moon phase that occurs on or just after the winter solstice.
