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

In Nehe the shortest day is December 22 with 8h 18m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 12, the latest sunrise on January 1 – by January 29 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 (8h 18m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 12, 15:45
  • Latest sunrise: January 1, 07:32
  • 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 07:29 · Sunset 15:47 · Day length 8h 18m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:32 · Sunset 15:52 · Day length 8h 21m · Gained +0h 03m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 15:59 · Day length 8h 28m · Gained +0h 10m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 16:08 · Day length 8h 39m · Gained +0h 21m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:24 · Sunset 16:17 · Day length 8h 53m · Gained +0h 35m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:17 · Sunset 16:28 · Day length 9h 11m · Gained +0h 53m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 16:39 · Day length 9h 31m · Gained +1h 13m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 16:51 · Day length 9h 52m · Gained +1h 34m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 17:02 · Day length 10h 15m · Gained +1h 57m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:34 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 39m · Gained +2h 21m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:21 · Sunset 17:24 · Day length 11h 03m · Gained +2h 45m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 17:35 · Day length 11h 28m · Gained +3h 10m
  • March 16: Sunrise 05:53 · Sunset 17:46 · Day length 11h 53m · Gained +3h 35m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:38 · Sunset 17:56 · Day length 12h 18m · Gained +4h 00m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:24 · Sunset 18:07 · Day length 12h 43m · Gained +4h 25m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:09 · Sunset 18:17 · Day length 13h 08m · Gained +4h 50m
  • April 13: Sunrise 04:55 · Sunset 18:27 · Day length 13h 32m · Gained +5h 14m