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

In Honggang the shortest day is December 22 with 8h 35m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 11, the latest sunrise on January 2 – by January 31 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 35m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 11, 15:53
  • Latest sunrise: January 2, 07:23
  • 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 07:21 · Sunset 15:56 · Day length 8h 35m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:23 · Sunset 16:01 · Day length 8h 38m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:23 · Sunset 16:07 · Day length 8h 44m · Gained +0h 09m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:21 · Sunset 16:15 · Day length 8h 54m · Gained +0h 19m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:17 · Sunset 16:24 · Day length 9h 07m · Gained +0h 32m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:11 · Sunset 16:34 · Day length 9h 24m · Gained +0h 49m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:03 · Sunset 16:45 · Day length 9h 42m · Gained +1h 07m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:54 · Sunset 16:55 · Day length 10h 02m · Gained +1h 27m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:43 · Sunset 17:06 · Day length 10h 23m · Gained +1h 48m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:31 · Sunset 17:16 · Day length 10h 45m · Gained +2h 10m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 17:26 · Day length 11h 08m · Gained +2h 33m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 17:36 · Day length 11h 31m · Gained +2h 56m
  • March 16: Sunrise 05:52 · Sunset 17:46 · Day length 11h 54m · Gained +3h 19m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:39 · Sunset 17:56 · Day length 12h 17m · Gained +3h 42m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:25 · Sunset 18:05 · Day length 12h 40m · Gained +4h 05m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:11 · Sunset 18:15 · Day length 13h 03m · Gained +4h 28m
  • April 13: Sunrise 04:58 · Sunset 18:24 · Day length 13h 26m · Gained +4h 51m