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

Daylight

7:11 am – 4:20 pm
9 hours, 9 minutes

Current Time: Dec 15, 2024 at 10:54:24 am
Sun Direction: 167° South
Sun Altitude: 23.8°
Sun Distance: 91.484 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 21, 2024 3:20 am (Winter)
Sunrise Today: 7:11 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:20 pm 239° Southwest
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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. Today is highlighted.

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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