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

In Minya the shortest day is December 21 with 10h 22m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 1, the latest sunrise on January 11 – by February 21 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 22m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 1, 17:00
  • Latest sunrise: January 11, 06:49
  • 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 06:44 · Sunset 17:05 · Day length 10h 22m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 28: Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 17:09 · Day length 10h 22m · Gained +0h 00m
  • January 4: Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 17:14 · Day length 10h 25m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 11: Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 17:19 · Day length 10h 30m · Gained +0h 08m
  • January 18: Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 17:25 · Day length 10h 36m · Gained +0h 14m
  • January 25: Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 17:31 · Day length 10h 44m · Gained +0h 22m
  • February 1: Sunrise 06:44 · Sunset 17:36 · Day length 10h 52m · Gained +0h 30m
  • February 8: Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 17:42 · Day length 11h 02m · Gained +0h 40m
  • February 15: Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 17:47 · Day length 11h 13m · Gained +0h 51m
  • February 22: Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 17:52 · Day length 11h 24m · Gained +1h 02m
  • March 1: Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 17:56 · Day length 11h 35m · Gained +1h 13m
  • March 8: Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 18:01 · Day length 11h 46m · Gained +1h 24m
  • March 15: Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 18:05 · Day length 11h 58m · Gained +1h 36m
  • March 22: Sunrise 05:59 · Sunset 18:09 · Day length 12h 10m · Gained +1h 48m
  • March 29: Sunrise 05:51 · Sunset 18:12 · Day length 12h 22m · Gained +2h 00m
  • April 5: Sunrise 05:43 · Sunset 18:16 · Day length 12h 33m · Gained +2h 11m
  • April 12: Sunrise 05:35 · Sunset 18:20 · Day length 12h 45m · Gained +2h 23m