Daylight
5:16 am – 8:29 pm
15 hours, 13 minutes
| Current Time: | Jun 23, 2025 at 4:32:21 am |
|---|---|
| Sun Direction: | ↑ 49° Northeast |
| Sun Altitude: | -7.3° |
| Sun Distance: | 94.477 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Sep 22, 2025 1:19 pm (Autumnal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:16 am↑ 57° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:29 pm↑ 303° Northwest |
2025 Sun Graph for Chicago
December 2025 — Sun in Chicago
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| 2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:21:17 | −1:20 | 5:19 am | 5:59 pm | 5:53 am | 5:25 pm | 6:27 am | 4:51 pm | 11:39 am (26.2°) | 91.656 |
| 2 | 6:59 am ↑ (119°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:19:59 | −1:17 | 5:20 am | 5:59 pm | 5:54 am | 5:25 pm | 6:28 am | 4:51 pm | 11:40 am (26.1°) | 91.641 |
| 3 | 7:01 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:18:46 | −1:13 | 5:21 am | 5:59 pm | 5:55 am | 5:25 pm | 6:29 am | 4:50 pm | 11:40 am (25.9°) | 91.626 |
| 4 | 7:01 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:36 | −1:10 | 5:22 am | 5:59 pm | 5:55 am | 5:25 pm | 6:30 am | 4:50 pm | 11:40 am (25.8°) | 91.613 |
| 5 | 7:02 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:29 | −1:06 | 5:23 am | 5:59 pm | 5:56 am | 5:25 pm | 6:31 am | 4:50 pm | 11:41 am (25.7°) | 91.599 |
| 6 | 7:03 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:26 | −1:02 | 5:23 am | 5:59 pm | 5:57 am | 5:25 pm | 6:32 am | 4:50 pm | 11:41 am (25.6°) | 91.586 |
| 7 | 7:04 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:27 | −0:58 | 5:24 am | 5:59 pm | 5:58 am | 5:25 pm | 6:33 am | 4:50 pm | 11:42 am (25.5°) | 91.574 |
| 8 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:13:32 | −0:55 | 5:25 am | 5:59 pm | 5:59 am | 5:25 pm | 6:34 am | 4:50 pm | 11:42 am (25.4°) | 91.562 |
| 9 | 7:06 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:41 | −0:51 | 5:26 am | 5:59 pm | 6:00 am | 5:25 pm | 6:35 am | 4:50 pm | 11:43 am (25.3°) | 91.551 |
| 10 | 7:07 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:54 | −0:47 | 5:27 am | 5:59 pm | 6:00 am | 5:25 pm | 6:35 am | 4:50 pm | 11:43 am (25.2°) | 91.541 |
| 11 | 7:08 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:10 | −0:43 | 5:27 am | 5:59 pm | 6:01 am | 5:26 pm | 6:36 am | 4:51 pm | 11:43 am (25.1°) | 91.530 |
| 12 | 7:09 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:31 | −0:39 | 5:28 am | 6:00 pm | 6:02 am | 5:26 pm | 6:37 am | 4:51 pm | 11:44 am (25.0°) | 91.521 |
| 13 | 7:09 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:56 | −0:35 | 5:29 am | 6:00 pm | 6:03 am | 5:26 pm | 6:38 am | 4:51 pm | 11:44 am (25.0°) | 91.511 |
| 14 | 7:10 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:24 | −0:31 | 5:29 am | 6:00 pm | 6:03 am | 5:26 pm | 6:39 am | 4:51 pm | 11:45 am (24.9°) | 91.502 |
| 15 | 7:11 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:57 | −0:26 | 5:30 am | 6:01 pm | 6:04 am | 5:27 pm | 6:39 am | 4:51 pm | 11:45 am (24.8°) | 91.494 |
| 16 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:35 | −0:22 | 5:31 am | 6:01 pm | 6:05 am | 5:27 pm | 6:40 am | 4:52 pm | 11:46 am (24.8°) | 91.485 |
| 17 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:16 | −0:18 | 5:31 am | 6:01 pm | 6:05 am | 5:27 pm | 6:41 am | 4:52 pm | 11:46 am (24.8°) | 91.477 |
| 18 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:02 | −0:14 | 5:32 am | 6:02 pm | 6:06 am | 5:28 pm | 6:41 am | 4:53 pm | 11:47 am (24.7°) | 91.470 |
| 19 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:52 | −0:10 | 5:33 am | 6:02 pm | 6:07 am | 5:28 pm | 6:42 am | 4:53 pm | 11:47 am (24.7°) | 91.463 |
| 20 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:46 | −0:05 | 5:33 am | 6:03 pm | 6:07 am | 5:29 pm | 6:42 am | 4:53 pm | 11:48 am (24.7°) | 91.456 |
| 21 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:44 | −0:01 | 5:34 am | 6:03 pm | 6:08 am | 5:29 pm | 6:43 am | 4:54 pm | 11:48 am (24.7°) | 91.449 |
| 22 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:47 | +0:02 | 5:34 am | 6:04 pm | 6:08 am | 5:30 pm | 6:43 am | 4:54 pm | 11:49 am (24.7°) | 91.443 |
| 23 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:54 | +0:06 | 5:35 am | 6:04 pm | 6:09 am | 5:30 pm | 6:44 am | 4:55 pm | 11:49 am (24.7°) | 91.437 |
| 24 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:05 | +0:11 | 5:35 am | 6:05 pm | 6:09 am | 5:31 pm | 6:44 am | 4:56 pm | 11:50 am (24.8°) | 91.432 |
| 25 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:20 | +0:15 | 5:35 am | 6:05 pm | 6:09 am | 5:31 pm | 6:45 am | 4:56 pm | 11:50 am (24.8°) | 91.427 |
| 26 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:40 | +0:19 | 5:36 am | 6:06 pm | 6:10 am | 5:32 pm | 6:45 am | 4:57 pm | 11:51 am (24.8°) | 91.422 |
| 27 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:04 | +0:23 | 5:36 am | 6:07 pm | 6:10 am | 5:33 pm | 6:45 am | 4:58 pm | 11:51 am (24.9°) | 91.418 |
| 28 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:32 | +0:28 | 5:36 am | 6:07 pm | 6:10 am | 5:33 pm | 6:45 am | 4:58 pm | 11:52 am (24.9°) | 91.414 |
| 29 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:04 | +0:32 | 5:37 am | 6:08 pm | 6:11 am | 5:34 pm | 6:46 am | 4:59 pm | 11:52 am (25.0°) | 91.411 |
| 30 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:41 | +0:36 | 5:37 am | 6:09 pm | 6:11 am | 5:35 pm | 6:46 am | 5:00 pm | 11:53 am (25.0°) | 91.408 |
| 31 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:21 | +0:40 | 5:37 am | 6:09 pm | 6:11 am | 5:36 pm | 6:46 am | 5:00 pm | 11:53 am (25.1°) | 91.406 |
| * 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 9:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. 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 8.
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