When do the days get longer in Akhmim? Shortest day December 21

In Akhmim the shortest day is December 21 with 10h 28m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on November 30, the latest sunrise on January 13 – by February 23 the day is an hour longer.

  • The shortest day, the earliest sunset, the latest sunrise – and how quickly the light comes back, week by week.
  • Shortest day: December 21 (10h 28m)
  • Earliest sunset: November 30, 16:59
  • Latest sunrise: January 13, 06:42
  • The earliest sunset comes about ten days before the shortest day, the latest sunrise about ten days after it. The reason is the equation of time: around the solstice the sun reaches its highest point a little later every day, so the whole day shifts towards the evening. That is why the evenings are already getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.

Week by week after the shortest day

  • December 21: Sunrise 06:36 · Sunset 17:05 · Day length 10h 28m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 28: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 17:09 · Day length 10h 29m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 4: Sunrise 06:41 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 32m · Gained +0h 04m
  • January 11: Sunrise 06:42 · Sunset 17:18 · Day length 10h 36m · Gained +0h 08m
  • January 18: Sunrise 06:42 · Sunset 17:24 · Day length 10h 42m · Gained +0h 14m
  • January 25: Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 17:29 · Day length 10h 49m · Gained +0h 21m
  • February 1: Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 17:35 · Day length 10h 57m · Gained +0h 29m
  • February 8: Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 17:40 · Day length 11h 06m · Gained +0h 38m
  • February 15: Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 17:45 · Day length 11h 16m · Gained +0h 48m
  • February 22: Sunrise 06:23 · Sunset 17:49 · Day length 11h 26m · Gained +0h 58m
  • March 1: Sunrise 06:17 · Sunset 17:54 · Day length 11h 37m · Gained +1h 09m
  • March 8: Sunrise 06:10 · Sunset 17:57 · Day length 11h 48m · Gained +1h 20m
  • March 15: Sunrise 06:02 · Sunset 18:01 · Day length 11h 59m · Gained +1h 31m
  • March 22: Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 18:05 · Day length 12h 10m · Gained +1h 42m
  • March 29: Sunrise 05:47 · Sunset 18:08 · Day length 12h 21m · Gained +1h 53m
  • April 5: Sunrise 05:40 · Sunset 18:11 · Day length 12h 32m · Gained +2h 04m
  • April 12: Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 18:15 · Day length 12h 42m · Gained +2h 14m