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

In Huadian the shortest day is December 22 with 9h 0m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 9, the latest sunrise on January 4 – 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 (9h 00m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 9, 15:58
  • Latest sunrise: January 4, 07:04
  • 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 07:01 · Sunset 16:01 · Day length 9h 00m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:03 · Sunset 16:06 · Day length 9h 02m · Gained +0h 02m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 16:12 · Day length 9h 08m · Gained +0h 08m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 16:19 · Day length 9h 17m · Gained +0h 17m
  • January 19: Sunrise 06:59 · Sunset 16:27 · Day length 9h 28m · Gained +0h 28m
  • January 26: Sunrise 06:54 · Sunset 16:36 · Day length 9h 42m · Gained +0h 42m
  • February 2: Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 16:46 · Day length 9h 58m · Gained +0h 58m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 16:55 · Day length 10h 16m · Gained +1h 16m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 17:04 · Day length 10h 35m · Gained +1h 35m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 54m · Gained +1h 54m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 17:22 · Day length 11h 14m · Gained +2h 14m
  • March 9: Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 17:31 · Day length 11h 35m · Gained +2h 35m
  • March 16: Sunrise 05:44 · Sunset 17:39 · Day length 11h 55m · Gained +2h 55m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 17:47 · Day length 12h 16m · Gained +3h 16m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:19 · Sunset 17:56 · Day length 12h 36m · Gained +3h 36m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:07 · Sunset 18:04 · Day length 12h 57m · Gained +3h 57m
  • April 13: Sunrise 04:55 · Sunset 18:12 · Day length 13h 17m · Gained +4h 17m