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

In Keelung the shortest day is December 22 with 10h 35m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on November 29, the latest sunrise on January 14 – by February 27 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 35m)
  • Earliest sunset: November 29, 17:02
  • Latest sunrise: January 14, 06:40
  • 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 06:34 · Sunset 17:08 · Day length 10h 35m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 06:37 · Sunset 17:12 · Day length 10h 35m · Gained +0h 00m
  • January 5: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 17:17 · Day length 10h 38m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 12: Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 17:22 · Day length 10h 42m · Gained +0h 07m
  • January 19: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 17:27 · Day length 10h 48m · Gained +0h 13m
  • January 26: Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 17:32 · Day length 10h 55m · Gained +0h 20m
  • February 2: Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 17:37 · Day length 11h 02m · Gained +0h 27m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:31 · Sunset 17:42 · Day length 11h 11m · Gained +0h 36m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:27 · Sunset 17:47 · Day length 11h 20m · Gained +0h 45m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 17:51 · Day length 11h 30m · Gained +0h 55m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:15 · Sunset 17:55 · Day length 11h 40m · Gained +1h 05m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 11h 50m · Gained +1h 15m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:01 · Sunset 18:02 · Day length 12h 00m · Gained +1h 25m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:54 · Sunset 18:05 · Day length 12h 11m · Gained +1h 36m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:47 · Sunset 18:08 · Day length 12h 21m · Gained +1h 46m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:40 · Sunset 18:11 · Day length 12h 31m · Gained +1h 56m
  • April 13: Sunrise 05:33 · Sunset 18:14 · Day length 12h 41m · Gained +2h 06m