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

In Chongqing the shortest day is December 22 with 10h 16m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 2, the latest sunrise on January 11 – by February 19 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 16m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 2, 17:53
  • Latest sunrise: January 11, 07:48
  • 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 07:43 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 10h 16m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 18:02 · Day length 10h 17m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:07 · Day length 10h 20m · Gained +0h 04m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:12 · Day length 10h 25m · Gained +0h 09m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:18 · Day length 10h 32m · Gained +0h 16m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:44 · Sunset 18:24 · Day length 10h 40m · Gained +0h 24m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:41 · Sunset 18:30 · Day length 10h 49m · Gained +0h 33m
  • February 9: Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 18:36 · Day length 11h 00m · Gained +0h 44m
  • February 16: Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 18:42 · Day length 11h 11m · Gained +0h 55m
  • February 23: Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 18:47 · Day length 11h 22m · Gained +1h 06m
  • March 2: Sunrise 07:17 · Sunset 18:52 · Day length 11h 35m · Gained +1h 19m
  • March 9: Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 18:56 · Day length 11h 47m · Gained +1h 31m
  • March 16: Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 19:00 · Day length 11h 59m · Gained +1h 43m
  • March 23: Sunrise 06:53 · Sunset 19:05 · Day length 12h 12m · Gained +1h 56m
  • March 30: Sunrise 06:45 · Sunset 19:09 · Day length 12h 24m · Gained +2h 08m
  • April 6: Sunrise 06:36 · Sunset 19:13 · Day length 12h 36m · Gained +2h 20m
  • April 13: Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 19:17 · Day length 12h 48m · Gained +2h 32m