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

In Cairo the shortest day is December 21 with 10h 13m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 2, the latest sunrise on January 10 – by February 18 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 13m)
Earliest sunset: December 2, 16:54
Latest sunrise: January 10, 06:52
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 06:46 · Sunset 16:59 · Day length 10h 13m · Gained +0h 00m
December 28: Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 17:03 · Day length 10h 14m · Gained +0h 01m
January 4: Sunrise 06:51 · Sunset 17:08 · Day length 10h 17m · Gained +0h 04m
January 11: Sunrise 06:52 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 22m · Gained +0h 09m
January 18: Sunrise 06:51 · Sunset 17:19 · Day length 10h 28m · Gained +0h 15m
January 25: Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 17:25 · Day length 10h 37m · Gained +0h 24m
February 1: Sunrise 06:45 · Sunset 17:31 · Day length 10h 46m · Gained +0h 33m
February 8: Sunrise 06:41 · Sunset 17:37 · Day length 10h 57m · Gained +0h 44m
February 15: Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 17:43 · Day length 11h 08m · Gained +0h 55m
February 22: Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 17:48 · Day length 11h 20m · Gained +1h 07m
March 1: Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 17:53 · Day length 11h 32m · Gained +1h 19m
March 8: Sunrise 06:13 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 11h 45m · Gained +1h 32m
March 15: Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 18:03 · Day length 11h 58m · Gained +1h 45m
March 22: Sunrise 05:57 · Sunset 18:07 · Day length 12h 10m · Gained +1h 57m
March 29: Sunrise 05:48 · Sunset 18:11 · Day length 12h 23m · Gained +2h 10m
April 5: Sunrise 05:40 · Sunset 18:15 · Day length 12h 36m · Gained +2h 23m
April 12: Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 18:20 · Day length 12h 48m · Gained +2h 35m