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

In Chengdu the shortest day is December 22 with 10h 10m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 3, the latest sunrise on January 10 – by February 17 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 (10h 10m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 3, 18:02
  • Latest sunrise: January 10, 08:01
  • 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 07:57 · Sunset 18:07 · Day length 10h 10m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:11 · Day length 10h 11m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 5: Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 18:16 · Day length 10h 15m · Gained +0h 05m
  • January 12: Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 18:21 · Day length 10h 20m · Gained +0h 10m
  • January 19: Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:27 · Day length 10h 27m · Gained +0h 17m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:58 · Sunset 18:34 · Day length 10h 36m · Gained +0h 26m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 18:40 · Day length 10h 46m · Gained +0h 36m
  • February 9: Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:46 · Day length 10h 57m · Gained +0h 47m
  • February 16: Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:52 · Day length 11h 08m · Gained +0h 58m
  • February 23: Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:57 · Day length 11h 20m · Gained +1h 10m
  • March 2: Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 19:02 · Day length 11h 33m · Gained +1h 23m
  • March 9: Sunrise 07:21 · Sunset 19:07 · Day length 11h 46m · Gained +1h 36m
  • March 16: Sunrise 07:13 · Sunset 19:12 · Day length 11h 59m · Gained +1h 49m
  • March 23: Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 19:16 · Day length 12h 12m · Gained +2h 02m
  • March 30: Sunrise 06:56 · Sunset 19:21 · Day length 12h 25m · Gained +2h 15m
  • April 6: Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 19:25 · Day length 12h 38m · Gained +2h 28m
  • April 13: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 19:29 · Day length 12h 51m · Gained +2h 41m