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

In Chita the shortest day is December 22 with 7h 44m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 13, the latest sunrise on December 31 – by January 26 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 (7h 44m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 13, 17:14
  • Latest sunrise: December 31, 09:34
  • 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 09:32 · Sunset 17:16 · Day length 7h 44m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 09:34 · Sunset 17:21 · Day length 7h 47m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 5: Sunrise 09:33 · Sunset 17:28 · Day length 7h 55m · Gained +0h 11m
  • January 12: Sunrise 09:30 · Sunset 17:38 · Day length 8h 08m · Gained +0h 24m
  • January 19: Sunrise 09:24 · Sunset 17:49 · Day length 8h 26m · Gained +0h 42m
  • January 26: Sunrise 09:15 · Sunset 18:01 · Day length 8h 46m · Gained +1h 02m
  • February 2: Sunrise 09:05 · Sunset 18:14 · Day length 9h 09m · Gained +1h 25m
  • February 9: Sunrise 08:53 · Sunset 18:27 · Day length 9h 34m · Gained +1h 50m
  • February 16: Sunrise 08:40 · Sunset 18:40 · Day length 10h 00m · Gained +2h 16m
  • February 23: Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 18:53 · Day length 10h 28m · Gained +2h 44m
  • March 2: Sunrise 08:11 · Sunset 19:06 · Day length 10h 55m · Gained +3h 11m
  • March 9: Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 19:18 · Day length 11h 23m · Gained +3h 39m
  • March 16: Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 19:31 · Day length 11h 52m · Gained +4h 08m
  • March 23: Sunrise 07:23 · Sunset 19:43 · Day length 12h 20m · Gained +4h 36m
  • March 30: Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 19:55 · Day length 12h 48m · Gained +5h 04m
  • April 6: Sunrise 06:50 · Sunset 20:07 · Day length 13h 17m · Gained +5h 33m
  • April 13: Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 20:19 · Day length 13h 44m · Gained +6h 00m