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

Daylight

5:44 am – 7:54 pm
14 hours, 11 minutes

Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 11:51:36 pm
Sun Direction: 344° North
Sun Altitude: -30.2°
Sun Distance: 93.758 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:44 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 7:54 pm 293° Northwest
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2024 Sun Graph for Wheaton

December 2024 — Sun in Wheaton

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
17:01 am (119°)4:22 pm (241°)9:21:04−1:195:21 am6:01 pm5:55 am5:27 pm6:29 am4:53 pm11:41 am (26.2°)91.654
27:02 am (119°)4:21 pm (240°)9:19:48−1:165:22 am6:01 pm5:56 am5:27 pm6:30 am4:53 pm11:42 am (26.1°)91.639
37:03 am (120°)4:21 pm (240°)9:18:35−1:125:23 am6:01 pm5:57 am5:27 pm6:31 am4:52 pm11:42 am (25.9°)91.625
47:04 am (120°)4:21 pm (240°)9:17:25−1:095:24 am6:01 pm5:58 am5:27 pm6:32 am4:52 pm11:42 am (25.8°)91.611
57:05 am (120°)4:21 pm (240°)9:16:20−1:055:25 am6:01 pm5:58 am5:27 pm6:33 am4:52 pm11:43 am (25.7°)91.597
67:06 am (120°)4:21 pm (240°)9:15:18−1:015:26 am6:01 pm5:59 am5:27 pm6:34 am4:52 pm11:43 am (25.6°)91.584
77:06 am (120°)4:21 pm (240°)9:14:20−0:585:26 am6:01 pm6:00 am5:27 pm6:35 am4:52 pm11:44 am (25.5°)91.571
87:07 am (120°)4:21 pm (239°)9:13:26−0:545:27 am6:01 pm6:01 am5:27 pm6:36 am4:52 pm11:44 am (25.4°)91.558
97:08 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:12:36−0:505:28 am6:01 pm6:02 am5:27 pm6:37 am4:52 pm11:45 am (25.3°)91.546
107:09 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:11:49−0:465:29 am6:01 pm6:03 am5:27 pm6:38 am4:52 pm11:45 am (25.2°)91.534
117:10 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:11:07−0:425:29 am6:01 pm6:03 am5:28 pm6:38 am4:53 pm11:45 am (25.1°)91.523
127:11 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:10:29−0:385:30 am6:02 pm6:04 am5:28 pm6:39 am4:53 pm11:46 am (25.0°)91.512
137:11 am (121°)4:21 pm (239°)9:09:54−0:345:31 am6:02 pm6:05 am5:28 pm6:40 am4:53 pm11:46 am (25.0°)91.502
147:12 am (121°)4:22 pm (239°)9:09:24−0:305:32 am6:02 pm6:05 am5:28 pm6:41 am4:53 pm11:47 am (24.9°)91.493
157:13 am (121°)4:22 pm (239°)9:08:58−0:255:32 am6:03 pm6:06 am5:29 pm6:41 am4:53 pm11:47 am (24.9°)91.484
167:14 am (121°)4:22 pm (239°)9:08:37−0:215:33 am6:03 pm6:07 am5:29 pm6:42 am4:54 pm11:48 am (24.8°)91.475
177:14 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:08:19−0:175:33 am6:03 pm6:07 am5:29 pm6:43 am4:54 pm11:48 am (24.8°)91.467
187:15 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:08:06−0:135:34 am6:04 pm6:08 am5:30 pm6:43 am4:55 pm11:49 am (24.8°)91.460
197:15 am (121°)4:23 pm (239°)9:07:57−0:095:35 am6:04 pm6:09 am5:30 pm6:44 am4:55 pm11:49 am (24.7°)91.453
207:16 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:07:52−0:045:35 am6:05 pm6:09 am5:31 pm6:44 am4:55 pm11:50 am (24.7°)91.447
217:16 am (121°)4:24 pm (239°)9:07:51< 1s5:36 am6:05 pm6:10 am5:31 pm6:45 am4:56 pm11:50 am (24.7°)91.442
227:17 am (121°)4:25 pm (239°)9:07:55+0:035:36 am6:06 pm6:10 am5:32 pm6:45 am4:56 pm11:51 am (24.7°)91.436
237:17 am (121°)4:25 pm (239°)9:08:03+0:075:37 am6:06 pm6:10 am5:32 pm6:46 am4:57 pm11:51 am (24.8°)91.432
247:18 am (121°)4:26 pm (239°)9:08:15+0:125:37 am6:07 pm6:11 am5:33 pm6:46 am4:58 pm11:52 am (24.8°)91.427
257:18 am (121°)4:27 pm (239°)9:08:31+0:165:37 am6:07 pm6:11 am5:33 pm6:46 am4:58 pm11:52 am (24.8°)91.424
267:18 am (121°)4:27 pm (239°)9:08:52+0:205:38 am6:08 pm6:12 am5:34 pm6:47 am4:59 pm11:53 am (24.8°)91.420
277:19 am (121°)4:28 pm (239°)9:09:17+0:245:38 am6:09 pm6:12 am5:35 pm6:47 am5:00 pm11:53 am (24.9°)91.417
287:19 am (121°)4:29 pm (239°)9:09:46+0:295:38 am6:09 pm6:12 am5:35 pm6:47 am5:00 pm11:54 am (24.9°)91.415
297:19 am (121°)4:30 pm (239°)9:10:19+0:335:39 am6:10 pm6:13 am5:36 pm6:48 am5:01 pm11:54 am (25.0°)91.412
307:19 am (121°)4:30 pm (239°)9:10:56+0:375:39 am6:11 pm6:13 am5:37 pm6:48 am5:02 pm11:55 am (25.1°)91.410
317:20 am (121°)4:31 pm (239°)9:11:38+0:415:39 am6:12 pm6:13 am5:38 pm6:48 am5:03 pm11:55 am (25.1°)91.409
* All times are local time for Wheaton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Wheaton 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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