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

In Nanjing the shortest day is December 22 with 10h 3m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 4, the latest sunrise on January 9 – by February 15 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 03m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 4, 16:59
  • Latest sunrise: January 9, 07:06
  • 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 17:04 · Day length 10h 03m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 17:08 · Day length 10h 04m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 08m · Gained +0h 05m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 17:19 · Day length 10h 13m · Gained +0h 10m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 17:26 · Day length 10h 21m · Gained +0h 18m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:02 · Sunset 17:32 · Day length 10h 30m · Gained +0h 27m
  • February 2: Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:38 · Day length 10h 41m · Gained +0h 38m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:53 · Sunset 17:45 · Day length 10h 52m · Gained +0h 49m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:46 · Sunset 17:51 · Day length 11h 05m · Gained +1h 02m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:39 · Sunset 17:57 · Day length 11h 18m · Gained +1h 15m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:31 · Sunset 18:02 · Day length 11h 31m · Gained +1h 28m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:23 · Sunset 18:08 · Day length 11h 45m · Gained +1h 42m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:14 · Sunset 18:13 · Day length 11h 58m · Gained +1h 55m
  • March 23: Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 18:17 · Day length 12h 12m · Gained +2h 09m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:56 · Sunset 18:22 · Day length 12h 26m · Gained +2h 23m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:47 · Sunset 18:27 · Day length 12h 40m · Gained +2h 37m
  • April 13: Sunrise 05:39 · Sunset 18:32 · Day length 12h 53m · Gained +2h 50m