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

In Kolkata the shortest day is December 22 with 10h 45m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on November 28, 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 45m)
  • Earliest sunset: November 28, 16:51
  • Latest sunrise: January 16, 06:18
  • 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 06:12 · Sunset 16:57 · Day length 10h 45m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 06:15 · Sunset 17:01 · Day length 10h 46m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 5: Sunrise 06:17 · Sunset 17:05 · Day length 10h 48m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 12: Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 17:10 · Day length 10h 52m · Gained +0h 07m
  • January 19: Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 17:15 · Day length 10h 57m · Gained +0h 12m
  • January 26: Sunrise 06:17 · Sunset 17:20 · Day length 11h 03m · Gained +0h 18m
  • February 2: Sunrise 06:15 · Sunset 17:25 · Day length 11h 10m · Gained +0h 25m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:12 · Sunset 17:29 · Day length 11h 17m · Gained +0h 32m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 17:33 · Day length 11h 25m · Gained +0h 40m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:03 · Sunset 17:37 · Day length 11h 34m · Gained +0h 49m
  • March 2: Sunrise 05:57 · Sunset 17:40 · Day length 11h 43m · Gained +0h 58m
  • March 9: Sunrise 05:51 · Sunset 17:43 · Day length 11h 52m · Gained +1h 07m
  • March 16: Sunrise 05:44 · Sunset 17:45 · Day length 12h 01m · Gained +1h 16m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:38 · Sunset 17:48 · Day length 12h 10m · Gained +1h 25m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:31 · Sunset 17:50 · Day length 12h 19m · Gained +1h 34m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:25 · Sunset 17:53 · Day length 12h 28m · Gained +1h 43m
  • April 13: Sunrise 05:18 · Sunset 17:56 · Day length 12h 37m · Gained +1h 52m