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Chicago, Illinois, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2024

Daylight

6:54 am – 7:02 pm
12 hours, 8 minutes

Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 2:06:43 am
Sun Direction: 25° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -45.7°
Sun Distance: 92.550 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 19, 2024 10:06 pm (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 6:54 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:02 pm 271° West
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2024 Sun Graph for Chicago

December 2024 — Sun in Chicago

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
16:59 am (119°)4:20 pm (241°)9:20:58−1:195:19 am5:59 pm5:53 am5:25 pm6:28 am4:51 pm11:39 am (26.2°)91.654
27:00 am (119°)4:19 pm (240°)9:19:41−1:165:20 am5:59 pm5:54 am5:25 pm6:29 am4:51 pm11:40 am (26.1°)91.639
37:01 am (120°)4:19 pm (240°)9:18:28−1:125:21 am5:59 pm5:55 am5:25 pm6:30 am4:50 pm11:40 am (25.9°)91.625
47:02 am (120°)4:19 pm (240°)9:17:19−1:095:22 am5:59 pm5:56 am5:25 pm6:30 am4:50 pm11:40 am (25.8°)91.611
57:03 am (120°)4:19 pm (240°)9:16:13−1:055:23 am5:59 pm5:57 am5:25 pm6:31 am4:50 pm11:41 am (25.7°)91.597
67:04 am (120°)4:19 pm (240°)9:15:12−1:015:24 am5:59 pm5:57 am5:25 pm6:32 am4:50 pm11:41 am (25.5°)91.584
77:05 am (120°)4:19 pm (240°)9:14:13−0:585:24 am5:59 pm5:58 am5:25 pm6:33 am4:50 pm11:42 am (25.4°)91.571
87:05 am (120°)4:19 pm (239°)9:13:19−0:545:25 am5:59 pm5:59 am5:25 pm6:34 am4:50 pm11:42 am (25.3°)91.558
97:06 am (121°)4:19 pm (239°)9:12:29−0:505:26 am5:59 pm6:00 am5:25 pm6:35 am4:50 pm11:43 am (25.2°)91.546
107:07 am (121°)4:19 pm (239°)9:11:43−0:465:27 am5:59 pm6:01 am5:25 pm6:36 am4:50 pm11:43 am (25.2°)91.534
117:08 am (121°)4:19 pm (239°)9:11:00−0:425:28 am5:59 pm6:01 am5:26 pm6:36 am4:51 pm11:44 am (25.1°)91.523
127:09 am (121°)4:19 pm (239°)9:10:22−0:385:28 am6:00 pm6:02 am5:26 pm6:37 am4:51 pm11:44 am (25.0°)91.512
137:10 am (121°)4:19 pm (239°)9:09:48−0:345:29 am6:00 pm6:03 am5:26 pm6:38 am4:51 pm11:45 am (24.9°)91.502
147:10 am (121°)4:20 pm (239°)9:09:18−0:305:30 am6:00 pm6:04 am5:26 pm6:39 am4:51 pm11:45 am (24.9°)91.493
157:11 am (121°)4:20 pm (239°)9:08:52−0:255:30 am6:01 pm6:04 am5:27 pm6:39 am4:52 pm11:45 am (24.8°)91.484
167:12 am (121°)4:20 pm (239°)9:08:30−0:215:31 am6:01 pm6:05 am5:27 pm6:40 am4:52 pm11:46 am (24.8°)91.475
177:12 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:08:12−0:175:32 am6:01 pm6:05 am5:27 pm6:41 am4:52 pm11:46 am (24.8°)91.467
187:13 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:07:59−0:135:32 am6:02 pm6:06 am5:28 pm6:41 am4:53 pm11:47 am (24.7°)91.460
197:14 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:07:50−0:095:33 am6:02 pm6:07 am5:28 pm6:42 am4:53 pm11:47 am (24.7°)91.453
207:14 am (121°)4:22 pm (239°)9:07:45−0:045:33 am6:03 pm6:07 am5:29 pm6:42 am4:53 pm11:48 am (24.7°)91.447
217:15 am (121°)4:22 pm (239°)9:07:44< 1s5:34 am6:03 pm6:08 am5:29 pm6:43 am4:54 pm11:48 am (24.7°)91.442
227:15 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:07:48+0:035:34 am6:04 pm6:08 am5:30 pm6:43 am4:55 pm11:49 am (24.7°)91.436
237:15 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:07:56+0:075:35 am6:04 pm6:09 am5:30 pm6:44 am4:55 pm11:49 am (24.7°)91.432
247:16 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:08:08+0:125:35 am6:05 pm6:09 am5:31 pm6:44 am4:56 pm11:50 am (24.8°)91.427
257:16 am (121°)4:25 pm (239°)9:08:24+0:165:35 am6:05 pm6:09 am5:31 pm6:45 am4:56 pm11:50 am (24.8°)91.424
267:17 am (121°)4:25 pm (239°)9:08:45+0:205:36 am6:06 pm6:10 am5:32 pm6:45 am4:57 pm11:51 am (24.8°)91.420
277:17 am (121°)4:26 pm (239°)9:09:10+0:245:36 am6:07 pm6:10 am5:33 pm6:45 am4:58 pm11:51 am (24.9°)91.417
287:17 am (121°)4:27 pm (239°)9:09:39+0:295:37 am6:07 pm6:10 am5:33 pm6:46 am4:58 pm11:52 am (24.9°)91.415
297:17 am (121°)4:28 pm (239°)9:10:12+0:335:37 am6:08 pm6:11 am5:34 pm6:46 am4:59 pm11:52 am (25.0°)91.412
307:18 am (121°)4:28 pm (239°)9:10:50+0:375:37 am6:09 pm6:11 am5:35 pm6:46 am5:00 pm11:53 am (25.1°)91.410
317:18 am (121°)4:29 pm (239°)9:11:31+0:415:37 am6:10 pm6:11 am5:36 pm6:46 am5:01 pm11:53 am (25.1°)91.409
* All times are local time for Chicago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Chicago is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 6 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 7 or December 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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