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

In Osaka the shortest day is December 22 with 9h 50m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 5, the latest sunrise on January 8 – by February 12 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 (9h 50m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 5, 16:46
  • Latest sunrise: January 8, 07:05
  • 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 16:51 · Day length 9h 50m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 16:55 · Day length 9h 51m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 17:00 · Day length 9h 55m · Gained +0h 05m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 17:06 · Day length 10h 01m · Gained +0h 11m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:03 · Sunset 17:13 · Day length 10h 10m · Gained +0h 20m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:00 · Sunset 17:20 · Day length 10h 20m · Gained +0h 30m
  • February 2: Sunrise 06:56 · Sunset 17:27 · Day length 10h 32m · Gained +0h 42m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:50 · Sunset 17:34 · Day length 10h 44m · Gained +0h 54m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:43 · Sunset 17:41 · Day length 10h 58m · Gained +1h 08m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 17:47 · Day length 11h 12m · Gained +1h 22m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:26 · Sunset 17:54 · Day length 11h 27m · Gained +1h 37m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:17 · Sunset 18:00 · Day length 11h 42m · Gained +1h 52m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 18:05 · Day length 11h 58m · Gained +2h 08m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:58 · Sunset 18:11 · Day length 12h 13m · Gained +2h 23m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:48 · Sunset 18:16 · Day length 12h 28m · Gained +2h 38m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:39 · Sunset 18:22 · Day length 12h 43m · Gained +2h 53m
  • April 13: Sunrise 05:29 · Sunset 18:27 · Day length 12h 58m · Gained +3h 08m