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

In Delhi the shortest day is December 22 with 10h 19m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 2, the latest sunrise on January 11 – by February 20 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 19m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 2, 17:23
  • Latest sunrise: January 11, 07:15
  • 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 07:09 · Sunset 17:29 · Day length 10h 19m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 17:33 · Day length 10h 20m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:14 · Sunset 17:38 · Day length 10h 23m · Gained +0h 04m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 17:43 · Day length 10h 28m · Gained +0h 09m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:14 · Sunset 17:49 · Day length 10h 35m · Gained +0h 16m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 17:55 · Day length 10h 43m · Gained +0h 24m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:08 · Sunset 18:00 · Day length 10h 52m · Gained +0h 33m
  • February 9: Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 18:06 · Day length 11h 02m · Gained +0h 43m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:59 · Sunset 18:11 · Day length 11h 13m · Gained +0h 54m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:52 · Sunset 18:16 · Day length 11h 24m · Gained +1h 05m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:45 · Sunset 18:21 · Day length 11h 36m · Gained +1h 17m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 18:25 · Day length 11h 48m · Gained +1h 29m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 18:29 · Day length 12h 00m · Gained +1h 41m
  • March 23: Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 18:33 · Day length 12h 12m · Gained +1h 53m
  • March 30: Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 18:37 · Day length 12h 24m · Gained +2h 05m
  • April 6: Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 18:41 · Day length 12h 36m · Gained +2h 17m
  • April 13: Sunrise 05:58 · Sunset 18:45 · Day length 12h 47m · Gained +2h 28m