When do the days get longer in New York? Shortest day December 21
In New York the shortest day is December 21 with 9h 15m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 8, the latest sunrise on January 4 – by February 5 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 (9h 15m)
- Earliest sunset: December 8, 16:28
- Latest sunrise: January 4, 07:20
- 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 07:16 · Sunset 16:31 · Day length 9h 15m · Gained +0h 00m
- December 28: Sunrise 07:19 · Sunset 16:36 · Day length 9h 17m · Gained +0h 02m
- January 4: Sunrise 07:20 · Sunset 16:41 · Day length 9h 22m · Gained +0h 07m
- January 11: Sunrise 07:19 · Sunset 16:48 · Day length 9h 29m · Gained +0h 14m
- January 18: Sunrise 07:16 · Sunset 16:56 · Day length 9h 40m · Gained +0h 25m
- January 25: Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 17:04 · Day length 9h 53m · Gained +0h 38m
- February 1: Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 07m · Gained +0h 52m
- February 8: Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:22 · Day length 10h 23m · Gained +1h 08m
- February 15: Sunrise 06:50 · Sunset 17:30 · Day length 10h 41m · Gained +1h 26m
- February 22: Sunrise 06:40 · Sunset 17:39 · Day length 10h 58m · Gained +1h 43m
- March 1: Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 17:47 · Day length 11h 17m · Gained +2h 02m
- March 8: Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 17:54 · Day length 11h 36m · Gained +2h 21m
- March 15: Sunrise 07:07 · Sunset 19:02 · Day length 11h 55m · Gained +2h 40m
- March 22: Sunrise 06:56 · Sunset 19:10 · Day length 12h 14m · Gained +2h 59m
- March 29: Sunrise 06:44 · Sunset 19:17 · Day length 12h 33m · Gained +3h 18m
- April 5: Sunrise 06:33 · Sunset 19:24 · Day length 12h 51m · Gained +3h 36m
- April 12: Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 19:32 · Day length 13h 10m · Gained +3h 55m
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