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

In Baghdad the shortest day is December 21 with 9h 57m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 4, the latest sunrise on January 8 – by February 14 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 (9h 57m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 4, 16:54
  • Latest sunrise: January 8, 07:06
  • 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 07:02 · Sunset 16:58 · Day length 9h 57m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 28: Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 17:02 · Day length 9h 58m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 4: Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 17:08 · Day length 10h 01m · Gained +0h 04m
  • January 11: Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 07m · Gained +0h 10m
  • January 18: Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 17:20 · Day length 10h 15m · Gained +0h 18m
  • January 25: Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 17:27 · Day length 10h 24m · Gained +0h 27m
  • February 1: Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:33 · Day length 10h 35m · Gained +0h 38m
  • February 8: Sunrise 06:53 · Sunset 17:40 · Day length 10h 47m · Gained +0h 50m
  • February 15: Sunrise 06:46 · Sunset 17:46 · Day length 11h 00m · Gained +1h 03m
  • February 22: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 17:53 · Day length 11h 14m · Gained +1h 17m
  • March 1: Sunrise 06:31 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 11h 28m · Gained +1h 31m
  • March 8: Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 18:04 · Day length 11h 42m · Gained +1h 45m
  • March 15: Sunrise 06:13 · Sunset 18:10 · Day length 11h 56m · Gained +1h 59m
  • March 22: Sunrise 06:04 · Sunset 18:15 · Day length 12h 11m · Gained +2h 14m
  • March 29: Sunrise 05:54 · Sunset 18:20 · Day length 12h 25m · Gained +2h 28m
  • April 5: Sunrise 05:45 · Sunset 18:25 · Day length 12h 40m · Gained +2h 43m
  • April 12: Sunrise 05:36 · Sunset 18:30 · Day length 12h 54m · Gained +2h 57m