Chicago, Illinois, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2018
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Daylight
7:11 am – 4:20 pm
9 hours, 8 minutes
Current Time: Dec 16, 2018 at 9:12:17 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 144° Southeast
Sun Altitude: 15.8°
Sun Distance: 91.479 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2018 4:22 pm (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am↑ 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:20 pm↑ 239° Southwest
December 2018 — Sun in Chicago
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| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:21:43 | −1:21 | 5:19 am | 5:59 pm | 5:52 am | 5:26 pm | 6:27 am | 4:51 pm | 11:39 am (26.3°) | 91.657 |
| 2 | 6:59 am ↑ (119°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:20:24 | −1:18 | 5:20 am | 5:59 pm | 5:53 am | 5:25 pm | 6:28 am | 4:51 pm | 11:39 am (26.1°) | 91.642 |
| 3 | 7:00 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:19:10 | −1:14 | 5:21 am | 5:59 pm | 5:54 am | 5:25 pm | 6:29 am | 4:51 pm | 11:40 am (26.0°) | 91.629 |
| 4 | 7:01 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:17:58 | −1:11 | 5:21 am | 5:59 pm | 5:55 am | 5:25 pm | 6:30 am | 4:50 pm | 11:40 am (25.9°) | 91.615 |
| 5 | 7:02 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:16:51 | −1:07 | 5:22 am | 5:59 pm | 5:56 am | 5:25 pm | 6:31 am | 4:50 pm | 11:41 am (25.7°) | 91.602 |
| 6 | 7:03 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:15:47 | −1:03 | 5:23 am | 5:59 pm | 5:57 am | 5:25 pm | 6:32 am | 4:50 pm | 11:41 am (25.6°) | 91.589 |
| 7 | 7:04 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:14:47 | −1:00 | 5:24 am | 5:59 pm | 5:58 am | 5:25 pm | 6:33 am | 4:50 pm | 11:42 am (25.5°) | 91.576 |
| 8 | 7:05 am ↑ (120°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:13:50 | −0:56 | 5:25 am | 5:59 pm | 5:59 am | 5:25 pm | 6:34 am | 4:50 pm | 11:42 am (25.4°) | 91.564 |
| 9 | 7:06 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:58 | −0:52 | 5:26 am | 5:59 pm | 5:59 am | 5:25 pm | 6:34 am | 4:50 pm | 11:42 am (25.3°) | 91.552 |
| 10 | 7:07 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:12:09 | −0:48 | 5:26 am | 5:59 pm | 6:00 am | 5:25 pm | 6:35 am | 4:50 pm | 11:43 am (25.2°) | 91.540 |
| 11 | 7:08 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:24 | −0:44 | 5:27 am | 5:59 pm | 6:01 am | 5:26 pm | 6:36 am | 4:51 pm | 11:43 am (25.1°) | 91.529 |
| 12 | 7:08 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:44 | −0:40 | 5:28 am | 6:00 pm | 6:02 am | 5:26 pm | 6:37 am | 4:51 pm | 11:44 am (25.0°) | 91.518 |
| 13 | 7:09 am ↑ (121°) | 4:19 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:07 | −0:36 | 5:29 am | 6:00 pm | 6:03 am | 5:26 pm | 6:38 am | 4:51 pm | 11:44 am (25.0°) | 91.508 |
| 14 | 7:10 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:35 | −0:32 | 5:29 am | 6:00 pm | 6:03 am | 5:26 pm | 6:38 am | 4:51 pm | 11:45 am (24.9°) | 91.497 |
| 15 | 7:11 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:07 | −0:28 | 5:30 am | 6:00 pm | 6:04 am | 5:27 pm | 6:39 am | 4:51 pm | 11:45 am (24.9°) | 91.488 |
| 16 | 7:11 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:43 | −0:24 | 5:31 am | 6:01 pm | 6:05 am | 5:27 pm | 6:40 am | 4:52 pm | 11:46 am (24.8°) | 91.478 |
| 17 | 7:12 am ↑ (121°) | 4:20 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:23 | −0:19 | 5:31 am | 6:01 pm | 6:05 am | 5:27 pm | 6:40 am | 4:52 pm | 11:46 am (24.8°) | 91.469 |
| 18 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:07 | −0:15 | 5:32 am | 6:02 pm | 6:06 am | 5:28 pm | 6:41 am | 4:52 pm | 11:47 am (24.8°) | 91.461 |
| 19 | 7:13 am ↑ (121°) | 4:21 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:56 | −0:11 | 5:32 am | 6:02 pm | 6:06 am | 5:28 pm | 6:42 am | 4:53 pm | 11:47 am (24.7°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:49 | −0:07 | 5:33 am | 6:02 pm | 6:07 am | 5:28 pm | 6:42 am | 4:53 pm | 11:48 am (24.7°) | 91.446 |
| 21 | 7:14 am ↑ (121°) | 4:22 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:46 | −0:02 | 5:33 am | 6:03 pm | 6:07 am | 5:29 pm | 6:43 am | 4:54 pm | 11:48 am (24.7°) | 91.439 |
| 22 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:47 | +0:01 | 5:34 am | 6:03 pm | 6:08 am | 5:29 pm | 6:43 am | 4:54 pm | 11:49 am (24.7°) | 91.433 |
| 23 | 7:15 am ↑ (121°) | 4:23 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:07:53 | +0:05 | 5:34 am | 6:04 pm | 6:08 am | 5:30 pm | 6:44 am | 4:55 pm | 11:49 am (24.7°) | 91.428 |
| 24 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:02 | +0:09 | 5:35 am | 6:05 pm | 6:09 am | 5:31 pm | 6:44 am | 4:55 pm | 11:50 am (24.7°) | 91.423 |
| 25 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:24 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:17 | +0:14 | 5:35 am | 6:05 pm | 6:09 am | 5:31 pm | 6:44 am | 4:56 pm | 11:50 am (24.8°) | 91.419 |
| 26 | 7:16 am ↑ (121°) | 4:25 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:35 | +0:18 | 5:36 am | 6:06 pm | 6:10 am | 5:32 pm | 6:45 am | 4:57 pm | 11:51 am (24.8°) | 91.415 |
| 27 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:08:57 | +0:22 | 5:36 am | 6:06 pm | 6:10 am | 5:32 pm | 6:45 am | 4:57 pm | 11:51 am (24.8°) | 91.412 |
| 28 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:26 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:24 | +0:26 | 5:36 am | 6:07 pm | 6:10 am | 5:33 pm | 6:45 am | 4:58 pm | 11:52 am (24.9°) | 91.410 |
| 29 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:27 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:09:55 | +0:30 | 5:37 am | 6:08 pm | 6:11 am | 5:34 pm | 6:46 am | 4:59 pm | 11:52 am (25.0°) | 91.408 |
| 30 | 7:17 am ↑ (121°) | 4:28 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:10:30 | +0:35 | 5:37 am | 6:08 pm | 6:11 am | 5:35 pm | 6:46 am | 4:59 pm | 11:53 am (25.0°) | 91.406 |
| 31 | 7:18 am ↑ (121°) | 4:29 pm ↑ (239°) | 9:11:10 | +0:39 | 5:37 am | 6:09 pm | 6:11 am | 5:35 pm | 6:46 am | 5:00 pm | 11:53 am (25.1°) | 91.405 |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
December Solstice (Winter Solstice) is on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 4:22 pm in Chicago. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 6 minutes shorter than on June Solstice. In most locations north of Equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
Earliest sunset is on December 8.
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