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

In Hamhung the shortest day is December 22 with 9h 20m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 8, the latest sunrise on January 5 – by February 6 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 20m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 8, 17:04
  • Latest sunrise: January 5, 07:51
  • 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 07:48 · Sunset 17:08 · Day length 9h 20m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 17:12 · Day length 9h 22m · Gained +0h 02m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 17:18 · Day length 9h 27m · Gained +0h 07m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 17:25 · Day length 9h 35m · Gained +0h 15m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 17:32 · Day length 9h 45m · Gained +0h 25m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 17:41 · Day length 9h 57m · Gained +0h 37m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 17:49 · Day length 10h 12m · Gained +0h 52m
  • February 9: Sunrise 07:30 · Sunset 17:57 · Day length 10h 27m · Gained +1h 07m
  • February 16: Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:06 · Day length 10h 44m · Gained +1h 24m
  • February 23: Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:14 · Day length 11h 01m · Gained +1h 41m
  • March 2: Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 18:22 · Day length 11h 19m · Gained +1h 59m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:51 · Sunset 18:29 · Day length 11h 38m · Gained +2h 18m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 18:37 · Day length 11h 56m · Gained +2h 36m
  • March 23: Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 18:44 · Day length 12h 15m · Gained +2h 55m
  • March 30: Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 18:51 · Day length 12h 33m · Gained +3h 13m
  • April 6: Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 18:58 · Day length 12h 51m · Gained +3h 31m
  • April 13: Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 19:05 · Day length 13h 09m · Gained +3h 49m