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

In Dunhua the shortest day is December 22 with 8h 58m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 9, the latest sunrise on January 3 – by February 3 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 (8h 58m)
Earliest sunset: December 9, 15:51
Latest sunrise: January 3, 06:59
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 06:56 · Sunset 15:54 · Day length 8h 58m · Gained +0h 00m
December 29: Sunrise 06:59 · Sunset 15:58 · Day length 9h 00m · Gained +0h 02m
January 5: Sunrise 06:59 · Sunset 16:04 · Day length 9h 05m · Gained +0h 07m
January 12: Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 16:12 · Day length 9h 14m · Gained +0h 16m
January 19: Sunrise 06:54 · Sunset 16:20 · Day length 9h 26m · Gained +0h 28m
January 26: Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 16:29 · Day length 9h 40m · Gained +0h 42m
February 2: Sunrise 06:42 · Sunset 16:39 · Day length 9h 57m · Gained +0h 59m
February 9: Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 16:48 · Day length 10h 14m · Gained +1h 16m
February 16: Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 16:58 · Day length 10h 33m · Gained +1h 35m
February 23: Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 17:07 · Day length 10h 53m · Gained +1h 55m
March 2: Sunrise 06:02 · Sunset 17:16 · Day length 11h 13m · Gained +2h 15m
March 9: Sunrise 05:51 · Sunset 17:25 · Day length 11h 34m · Gained +2h 36m
March 16: Sunrise 05:38 · Sunset 17:33 · Day length 11h 55m · Gained +2h 57m
March 23: Sunrise 05:26 · Sunset 17:42 · Day length 12h 16m · Gained +3h 18m
March 30: Sunrise 05:13 · Sunset 17:50 · Day length 12h 37m · Gained +3h 39m
April 6: Sunrise 05:01 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 12h 57m · Gained +3h 59m
April 13: Sunrise 04:49 · Sunset 18:06 · Day length 13h 18m · Gained +4h 20m