Winter Solstice 2024 Stonehenge 2022. Celebrations have been taking place at stonehenge to mark the winter solstice. Each year in december visitors from around the world gather at stonehenge early in the morning to mark the winter solstice and to see the sunrise above the stones.
Along with the summer solstice, winter solstice is one of only two days of the year when the calculated layout of these ancient stones appears to align. The winter solstice sunset at stonehenge is, alongside the summer solstice sunrise, its defining alignment.