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Days until the start of winter in 2026
How many days until the start of winter in 2026? The date falls on a Monday, December 21, 2026. The counter below runs right in your browser and updates every second, with days, hours, minutes and seconds. The date is approximate: see the note under the table.
The start of winter from 2026 to 2030
| Year | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | December 21, 2026 | Monday |
| 2027 | December 21, 2027 | Tuesday |
| 2028 | December 21, 2028 | Thursday |
| 2029 | December 21, 2029 | Friday |
| 2030 | December 21, 2030 | Saturday |
The table shows the conventional dates; the exact astronomical moment varies between December 20 and 23 and depends on the time zone.
The start of winter in 2026 on the calendar
December 21, 2026 is day 355 of the year and falls on a Monday, gluing itself to the weekend before. From there to the end of 2026 there are 10 days left. The date above is the conventional one; the exact astronomical moment varies between December 20 and 23, depending on the year and your time zone. In 2027 the reference is December 21, 2027 (a Tuesday).
Looking for another year? See days until the start of winter in 2027.
Where the start of winter comes from
In the northern hemisphere winter opens at the December solstice, the shortest day of the year. Curiously, Earth is closest to the Sun in early January: it is the axial tilt, not the distance, that makes it cold.
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