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

In Haicheng the shortest day is December 22 with 9h 14m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 8, the latest sunrise on January 5 – by February 5 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 (9h 14m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 8, 16:20
  • Latest sunrise: January 5, 07:13
  • 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 07:10 · Sunset 16:24 · Day length 9h 14m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 16:28 · Day length 9h 16m · Gained +0h 02m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:13 · Sunset 16:34 · Day length 9h 21m · Gained +0h 07m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 16:41 · Day length 9h 29m · Gained +0h 15m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 16:49 · Day length 9h 40m · Gained +0h 26m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 16:58 · Day length 9h 53m · Gained +0h 39m
  • February 2: Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:06 · Day length 10h 08m · Gained +0h 54m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:51 · Sunset 17:15 · Day length 10h 24m · Gained +1h 10m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:42 · Sunset 17:24 · Day length 10h 41m · Gained +1h 27m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:33 · Sunset 17:32 · Day length 10h 59m · Gained +1h 45m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 17:40 · Day length 11h 18m · Gained +2h 04m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:11 · Sunset 17:48 · Day length 11h 37m · Gained +2h 23m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:00 · Sunset 17:56 · Day length 11h 56m · Gained +2h 42m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:48 · Sunset 18:03 · Day length 12h 15m · Gained +3h 01m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:36 · Sunset 18:10 · Day length 12h 34m · Gained +3h 20m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:25 · Sunset 18:18 · Day length 12h 53m · Gained +3h 39m
  • April 13: Sunrise 05:14 · Sunset 18:25 · Day length 13h 11m · Gained +3h 57m