The winter solstice falls in the third week of June every year, the shortest day and longest night on the Australian calendar. 21 June 2027 sits close to this turning point, after which daylight hours slowly lengthen again toward summer, even though winter continues for two more months, through July and August.
Monday 21 June 2027 is an ordinary working day for the standard Monday-to-Friday workforce and counts toward the working-day total shown above, along with the four days that follow it through to Friday, separate from the shift rosters that retail, hospitality, healthcare and emergency services run on their own patterns.
The working-day count on this page excludes both weekend days and any public holiday declared for the state selected, so the same date in 2027 can show a different total depending on which state's calendar applies to 21 June. Interstate businesses need to check more than one state's list before setting a national deadline.