When do the days get longer in Luxor? Shortest day December 21

In Luxor the shortest day is December 21 with 10h 32m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on November 30, the latest sunrise on January 13 – by February 25 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 21 (10h 32m)
  • Earliest sunset: November 30, 16:58
  • Latest sunrise: January 13, 06:37
  • 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 21: Sunrise 06:31 · Sunset 17:03 · Day length 10h 32m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 28: Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 17:07 · Day length 10h 33m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 4: Sunrise 06:36 · Sunset 17:11 · Day length 10h 35m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 11: Sunrise 06:37 · Sunset 17:17 · Day length 10h 40m · Gained +0h 08m
  • January 18: Sunrise 06:37 · Sunset 17:22 · Day length 10h 45m · Gained +0h 13m
  • January 25: Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 17:27 · Day length 10h 52m · Gained +0h 20m
  • February 1: Sunrise 06:33 · Sunset 17:32 · Day length 11h 00m · Gained +0h 28m
  • February 8: Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 17:37 · Day length 11h 08m · Gained +0h 36m
  • February 15: Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 17:42 · Day length 11h 18m · Gained +0h 46m
  • February 22: Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 17:46 · Day length 11h 28m · Gained +0h 56m
  • March 1: Sunrise 06:13 · Sunset 17:50 · Day length 11h 38m · Gained +1h 06m
  • March 8: Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 17:54 · Day length 11h 48m · Gained +1h 16m
  • March 15: Sunrise 05:59 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 11h 59m · Gained +1h 27m
  • March 22: Sunrise 05:51 · Sunset 18:01 · Day length 12h 10m · Gained +1h 38m
  • March 29: Sunrise 05:44 · Sunset 18:04 · Day length 12h 20m · Gained +1h 48m
  • April 5: Sunrise 05:37 · Sunset 18:07 · Day length 12h 31m · Gained +1h 59m
  • April 12: Sunrise 05:29 · Sunset 18:10 · Day length 12h 41m · Gained +2h 09m