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

In Songrim the shortest day is December 22 with 9h 27m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 7, the latest sunrise on January 6 – by February 7 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 27m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 7, 17:15
  • Latest sunrise: January 6, 07:55
  • 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 07:52 · Sunset 17:19 · Day length 9h 27m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 29: Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 17:23 · Day length 9h 29m · Gained +0h 02m
  • January 5: Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 17:29 · Day length 9h 33m · Gained +0h 06m
  • January 12: Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 17:36 · Day length 9h 41m · Gained +0h 14m
  • January 19: Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 17:43 · Day length 9h 51m · Gained +0h 24m
  • January 26: Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 17:51 · Day length 10h 03m · Gained +0h 36m
  • February 2: Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 17:59 · Day length 10h 16m · Gained +0h 49m
  • February 9: Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 18:07 · Day length 10h 31m · Gained +1h 04m
  • February 16: Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 18:15 · Day length 10h 47m · Gained +1h 20m
  • February 23: Sunrise 07:19 · Sunset 18:23 · Day length 11h 04m · Gained +1h 37m
  • March 2: Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 18:30 · Day length 11h 21m · Gained +1h 54m
  • March 9: Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 18:37 · Day length 11h 39m · Gained +2h 12m
  • March 16: Sunrise 06:48 · Sunset 18:44 · Day length 11h 56m · Gained +2h 29m
  • March 23: Sunrise 06:37 · Sunset 18:51 · Day length 12h 14m · Gained +2h 47m
  • March 30: Sunrise 06:26 · Sunset 18:58 · Day length 12h 32m · Gained +3h 05m
  • April 6: Sunrise 06:15 · Sunset 19:05 · Day length 12h 49m · Gained +3h 22m
  • April 13: Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 19:11 · Day length 13h 07m · Gained +3h 40m