Chicago sunrise and sunset in December 2026

Earliest sunrise06:59day 1

Latest sunrise07:18day 31

Earliest sunset16:19day 8

Latest sunset16:29day 31

Day length change in the month−10m 25s

Day	Dawn	Sunrise	Noon	Sunset	Dusk	Day length	vs prev. day
1 Tue	06:28	06:59	11:40	16:20	16:52	9 h 22 min	−1m 21s
2 Wed	06:29	07:00	11:40	16:20	16:51	9 h 20 min	−1m 18s
3 Thu	06:30	07:01	11:40	16:20	16:51	9 h 19 min	−1m 15s
4 Fri	06:31	07:02	11:41	16:20	16:51	9 h 18 min	−1m 11s
5 Sat	06:31	07:03	11:41	16:20	16:51	9 h 17 min	−1m 07s
6 Sun	06:32	07:04	11:42	16:20	16:51	9 h 16 min	−1m 04s
7 Mon	06:33	07:05	11:42	16:19	16:51	9 h 15 min	−1m 00s
8 Tue	06:34	07:06	11:43	16:19	16:51	9 h 14 min	−56s
9 Wed	06:35	07:06	11:43	16:19	16:51	9 h 13 min	−52s
10 Thu	06:36	07:07	11:43	16:20	16:51	9 h 12 min	−48s
11 Fri	06:37	07:08	11:44	16:20	16:51	9 h 12 min	−44s
12 Sat	06:37	07:09	11:44	16:20	16:51	9 h 11 min	−40s
13 Sun	06:38	07:10	11:45	16:20	16:52	9 h 10 min	−36s
14 Mon	06:39	07:10	11:45	16:20	16:52	9 h 10 min	−32s
15 Tue	06:40	07:11	11:46	16:20	16:52	9 h 9 min	−28s
16 Wed	06:40	07:12	11:46	16:21	16:52	9 h 9 min	−24s
17 Thu	06:41	07:13	11:47	16:21	16:53	9 h 9 min	−20s
18 Fri	06:41	07:13	11:47	16:21	16:53	9 h 8 min	−15s
19 Sat	06:42	07:14	11:48	16:22	16:53	9 h 8 min	−11s
20 Sun	06:43	07:14	11:48	16:22	16:54	9 h 8 min	−7s
21 Mon	06:43	07:15	11:49	16:23	16:54	9 h 8 min	−3s
22 Tue	06:44	07:15	11:49	16:23	16:55	9 h 8 min	+2s
23 Wed	06:44	07:16	11:50	16:24	16:55	9 h 8 min	+6s
24 Thu	06:45	07:16	11:50	16:24	16:56	9 h 8 min	+10s
25 Fri	06:45	07:17	11:51	16:25	16:57	9 h 8 min	+14s
26 Sat	06:45	07:17	11:51	16:26	16:57	9 h 9 min	+19s
27 Sun	06:46	07:17	11:52	16:26	16:58	9 h 9 min	+23s
28 Mon	06:46	07:17	11:52	16:27	16:59	9 h 10 min	+27s
29 Tue	06:46	07:18	11:53	16:28	16:59	9 h 10 min	+31s
30 Wed	06:46	07:18	11:53	16:29	17:00	9 h 11 min	+35s
31 Thu	06:47	07:18	11:54	16:29	17:01	9 h 11 min	+39s

Day length on the 15th of each month (hours)

January9.5 h

February10.6 h

March11.9 h

April13.4 h

May14.6 h

June15.2 h

July14.9 h

August13.9 h

September12.5 h

October11.1 h

November9.8 h

December9.2 h

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Time zone: America/Chicago · 41.850, -87.650

Values for 2026, computed with JPL DE421 and Skyfield. Sunrise/sunset use the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction (no elevation or terrain); twilight is civil (Sun 6° below the horizon). Year-to-year differences are usually within 1–2 minutes.

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In December 2026, sunrise in Chicago moves from 06:59 (1st) to 07:18 (31th) and sunset from 16:20 to 16:29; day length on the 15th is 9 h 9 min.