When do the days get longer in Beijing? Shortest day December 22

In Beijing the shortest day is December 22 with 9h 20m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 8, the latest sunrise on January 5 – by February 6 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 (9h 20m)
Earliest sunset: December 8, 16:49
Latest sunrise: January 5, 07:36
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 07:32 · Sunset 16:52 · Day length 9h 20m · Gained +0h 00m
December 29: Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 16:57 · Day length 9h 22m · Gained +0h 02m
January 5: Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 17:03 · Day length 9h 27m · Gained +0h 07m
January 12: Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 17:09 · Day length 9h 35m · Gained +0h 15m
January 19: Sunrise 07:32 · Sunset 17:17 · Day length 9h 45m · Gained +0h 25m
January 26: Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 17:25 · Day length 9h 57m · Gained +0h 37m
February 2: Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 17:34 · Day length 10h 12m · Gained +0h 52m
February 9: Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 17:42 · Day length 10h 27m · Gained +1h 07m
February 16: Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 17:50 · Day length 10h 44m · Gained +1h 24m
February 23: Sunrise 06:57 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 11h 02m · Gained +1h 42m
March 2: Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 18:06 · Day length 11h 19m · Gained +1h 59m
March 9: Sunrise 06:36 · Sunset 18:14 · Day length 11h 38m · Gained +2h 18m
March 16: Sunrise 06:25 · Sunset 18:21 · Day length 11h 56m · Gained +2h 36m
March 23: Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 18:28 · Day length 12h 15m · Gained +2h 55m
March 30: Sunrise 06:02 · Sunset 18:35 · Day length 12h 33m · Gained +3h 13m
April 6: Sunrise 05:51 · Sunset 18:42 · Day length 12h 51m · Gained +3h 31m
April 13: Sunrise 05:40 · Sunset 18:50 · Day length 13h 09m · Gained +3h 49m