The darkest days of the year for Chicago occur in early December, leading up to the winter solstice.
While the winter solstice hasn't happened just yet, the darkest days of the year for 2024 are officially upon us.-- occurs later in the month, on Dec. 21. But the earliest sunsets come in early December, the Almanac goes on to say.. By Dec. 2, the area started seeing a 4:19 p.m.. sunset, which will last through Dec. 13, the site said. Beginning Dec. 14, 4:20 p.m. sunsets come back in the picture, with the sun setting 4:22 p.m. on the Winter Solstice, and getting later from there.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyFor people who live below the equator, however, those days are flipped. Their winter solstice occurs in June, while their summer solstice happens in December.Each day, the sun traces a path across the sky, rising in the east and setting in the west.
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