When do the days get longer in Wadi Al Seer? Shortest day December 21

In Wadi Al Seer the shortest day is December 21 with 10h 4m of daylight. The earliest sunset is on December 3, the latest sunrise on January 9 – by February 15 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 (10h 04m)
  • Earliest sunset: December 3, 17:32
  • Latest sunrise: January 9, 07:38
  • 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 07:32 · Sunset 17:36 · Day length 10h 04m · Gained +0h 00m
  • December 28: Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 17:40 · Day length 10h 05m · Gained +0h 01m
  • January 4: Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 17:45 · Day length 10h 08m · Gained +0h 04m
  • January 11: Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 17:51 · Day length 10h 13m · Gained +0h 09m
  • January 18: Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 17:57 · Day length 10h 21m · Gained +0h 17m
  • January 25: Sunrise 07:34 · Sunset 18:03 · Day length 10h 30m · Gained +0h 26m
  • February 1: Sunrise 07:30 · Sunset 18:10 · Day length 10h 40m · Gained +0h 36m
  • February 8: Sunrise 07:25 · Sunset 18:16 · Day length 10h 51m · Gained +0h 47m
  • February 15: Sunrise 07:19 · Sunset 18:22 · Day length 11h 04m · Gained +1h 00m
  • February 22: Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:28 · Day length 11h 16m · Gained +1h 12m
  • March 1: Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 18:34 · Day length 11h 30m · Gained +1h 26m
  • March 8: Sunrise 06:56 · Sunset 18:39 · Day length 11h 43m · Gained +1h 39m
  • March 15: Sunrise 06:47 · Sunset 18:44 · Day length 11h 57m · Gained +1h 53m
  • March 22: Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 18:49 · Day length 12h 11m · Gained +2h 07m
  • March 29: Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 18:54 · Day length 12h 25m · Gained +2h 21m
  • April 5: Sunrise 06:20 · Sunset 18:58 · Day length 12h 38m · Gained +2h 34m
  • April 12: Sunrise 06:12 · Sunset 19:03 · Day length 12h 52m · Gained +2h 48m