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

In Hong Kong the shortest day is December 22 with 10h 46m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on November 27, the latest sunrise on January 16 – by March 4 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 46m)
  • Earliest sunset: November 27, 17:38
  • Latest sunrise: January 16, 07:05
  • 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 06:58 · Sunset 17:44 · Day length 10h 46m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 17:48 · Day length 10h 47m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:03 · Sunset 17:53 · Day length 10h 49m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 17:57 · Day length 10h 53m · Gained +0h 07m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 18:02 · Day length 10h 58m · Gained +0h 12m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 18:07 · Day length 11h 04m · Gained +0h 18m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 18:12 · Day length 11h 10m · Gained +0h 24m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 18:16 · Day length 11h 18m · Gained +0h 32m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:54 · Sunset 18:20 · Day length 11h 26m · Gained +0h 40m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 18:24 · Day length 11h 34m · Gained +0h 48m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:44 · Sunset 18:27 · Day length 11h 43m · Gained +0h 57m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 18:30 · Day length 11h 52m · Gained +1h 06m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:31 · Sunset 18:32 · Day length 12h 01m · Gained +1h 15m
  • March 23: Sunrise 06:25 · Sunset 18:35 · Day length 12h 10m · Gained +1h 24m
  • March 30: Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 18:37 · Day length 12h 19m · Gained +1h 33m
  • April 6: Sunrise 06:11 · Sunset 18:40 · Day length 12h 28m · Gained +1h 42m
  • April 13: Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 18:42 · Day length 12h 37m · Gained +1h 51m