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

In Shanghai the shortest day is December 22 with 10h 7m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 3, the latest sunrise on January 10 – by February 16 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 07m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 3, 16:51
  • Latest sunrise: January 10, 06:53
  • 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 06:48 · Sunset 16:56 · Day length 10h 07m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 06:51 · Sunset 17:00 · Day length 10h 08m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 5: Sunrise 06:53 · Sunset 17:05 · Day length 10h 12m · Gained +0h 05m
  • January 12: Sunrise 06:53 · Sunset 17:10 · Day length 10h 17m · Gained +0h 10m
  • January 19: Sunrise 06:52 · Sunset 17:16 · Day length 10h 24m · Gained +0h 17m
  • January 26: Sunrise 06:50 · Sunset 17:23 · Day length 10h 33m · Gained +0h 26m
  • February 2: Sunrise 06:46 · Sunset 17:29 · Day length 10h 43m · Gained +0h 36m
  • February 9: Sunrise 06:41 · Sunset 17:35 · Day length 10h 55m · Gained +0h 48m
  • February 16: Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 17:41 · Day length 11h 07m · Gained +1h 00m
  • February 23: Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 17:47 · Day length 11h 19m · Gained +1h 12m
  • March 2: Sunrise 06:20 · Sunset 17:52 · Day length 11h 32m · Gained +1h 25m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:12 · Sunset 17:57 · Day length 11h 45m · Gained +1h 38m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:03 · Sunset 18:02 · Day length 11h 59m · Gained +1h 52m
  • March 23: Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 18:07 · Day length 12h 12m · Gained +2h 05m
  • March 30: Sunrise 05:46 · Sunset 18:11 · Day length 12h 25m · Gained +2h 18m
  • April 6: Sunrise 05:37 · Sunset 18:16 · Day length 12h 39m · Gained +2h 32m
  • April 13: Sunrise 05:29 · Sunset 18:20 · Day length 12h 52m · Gained +2h 45m