When do the days get longer in Bei'an? Shortest day December 22

In Bei'an the shortest day is December 22 with 8h 20m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 11, the latest sunrise on January 1 – by January 29 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 22 (8h 20m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 11, 15:39
  • Latest sunrise: January 1, 07:24
  • 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 22: Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 15:41 · Day length 8h 20m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 15:46 · Day length 8h 22m · Gained +0h 02m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 15:53 · Day length 8h 29m · Gained +0h 09m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:21 · Sunset 16:01 · Day length 8h 40m · Gained +0h 20m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:16 · Sunset 16:11 · Day length 8h 55m · Gained +0h 35m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 16:22 · Day length 9h 12m · Gained +0h 52m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 16:33 · Day length 9h 32m · Gained +1h 12m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:51 · Sunset 16:44 · Day length 9h 53m · Gained +1h 33m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 16:56 · Day length 10h 16m · Gained +1h 56m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:27 · Sunset 17:07 · Day length 10h 40m · Gained +2h 20m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 17:18 · Day length 11h 04m · Gained +2h 44m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:00 · Sunset 17:28 · Day length 11h 28m · Gained +3h 08m
  • March 16: Sunrise 05:46 · Sunset 17:39 · Day length 11h 53m · Gained +3h 33m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:31 · Sunset 17:49 · Day length 12h 18m · Gained +3h 58m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:17 · Sunset 18:00 · Day length 12h 43m · Gained +4h 23m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:02 · Sunset 18:10 · Day length 13h 07m · Gained +4h 47m
  • April 13: Sunrise 04:49 · Sunset 18:20 · Day length 13h 31m · Gained +5h 11m