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Wheaton, Illinois, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:01 am – 5:11 pm
10 hours, 10 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 3:27:15 am
Sun Direction: 75° East
Sun Altitude: -40.0°
Sun Distance: 91.635 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 9:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:01 am 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:11 pm 249° West

2026 Sun Graph for Wheaton

December 2026 — Sun in Wheaton

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 7:00 am (119°) 4:22 pm (241°) 9:21:42 −1:21 5:21 am 6:01 pm 5:54 am 5:27 pm 6:29 am 4:53 pm 11:41 am (26.3°) 91.661
2 7:01 am (119°) 4:21 pm (241°) 9:20:24 −1:18 5:22 am 6:01 pm 5:55 am 5:27 pm 6:30 am 4:53 pm 11:41 am (26.1°) 91.647
3 7:02 am (120°) 4:21 pm (240°) 9:19:10 −1:14 5:23 am 6:01 pm 5:56 am 5:27 pm 6:31 am 4:52 pm 11:42 am (26.0°) 91.633
4 7:03 am (120°) 4:21 pm (240°) 9:17:59 −1:10 5:23 am 6:01 pm 5:57 am 5:27 pm 6:32 am 4:52 pm 11:42 am (25.9°) 91.620
5 7:04 am (120°) 4:21 pm (240°) 9:16:52 −1:07 5:24 am 6:01 pm 5:58 am 5:27 pm 6:33 am 4:52 pm 11:43 am (25.7°) 91.607
6 7:05 am (120°) 4:21 pm (240°) 9:15:48 −1:03 5:25 am 6:01 pm 5:59 am 5:27 pm 6:34 am 4:52 pm 11:43 am (25.6°) 91.594
7 7:06 am (120°) 4:21 pm (240°) 9:14:48 −0:59 5:26 am 6:01 pm 6:00 am 5:27 pm 6:35 am 4:52 pm 11:43 am (25.5°) 91.582
8 7:07 am (120°) 4:21 pm (240°) 9:13:52 −0:56 5:27 am 6:01 pm 6:01 am 5:27 pm 6:35 am 4:52 pm 11:44 am (25.4°) 91.569
9 7:08 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:13:00 −0:52 5:28 am 6:01 pm 6:01 am 5:27 pm 6:36 am 4:52 pm 11:44 am (25.3°) 91.558
10 7:09 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:12:11 −0:48 5:28 am 6:01 pm 6:02 am 5:27 pm 6:37 am 4:52 pm 11:45 am (25.2°) 91.546
11 7:09 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:11:27 −0:44 5:29 am 6:01 pm 6:03 am 5:27 pm 6:38 am 4:52 pm 11:45 am (25.1°) 91.535
12 7:10 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:10:47 −0:40 5:30 am 6:02 pm 6:04 am 5:28 pm 6:39 am 4:53 pm 11:46 am (25.1°) 91.524
13 7:11 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:10:11 −0:36 5:31 am 6:02 pm 6:04 am 5:28 pm 6:39 am 4:53 pm 11:46 am (25.0°) 91.513
14 7:12 am (121°) 4:21 pm (239°) 9:09:39 −0:32 5:31 am 6:02 pm 6:05 am 5:28 pm 6:40 am 4:53 pm 11:47 am (24.9°) 91.503
15 7:13 am (121°) 4:22 pm (239°) 9:09:11 −0:27 5:32 am 6:02 pm 6:06 am 5:28 pm 6:41 am 4:53 pm 11:47 am (24.9°) 91.493
16 7:13 am (121°) 4:22 pm (239°) 9:08:47 −0:23 5:33 am 6:03 pm 6:06 am 5:29 pm 6:42 am 4:54 pm 11:48 am (24.8°) 91.484
17 7:14 am (121°) 4:22 pm (239°) 9:08:27 −0:19 5:33 am 6:03 pm 6:07 am 5:29 pm 6:42 am 4:54 pm 11:48 am (24.8°) 91.475
18 7:15 am (121°) 4:23 pm (239°) 9:08:12 −0:15 5:34 am 6:03 pm 6:08 am 5:30 pm 6:43 am 4:54 pm 11:49 am (24.8°) 91.467
19 7:15 am (121°) 4:23 pm (239°) 9:08:01 −0:11 5:34 am 6:04 pm 6:08 am 5:30 pm 6:43 am 4:55 pm 11:49 am (24.7°) 91.459
20 7:16 am (121°) 4:24 pm (239°) 9:07:54 −0:06 5:35 am 6:04 pm 6:09 am 5:30 pm 6:44 am 4:55 pm 11:50 am (24.7°) 91.451
21 7:16 am (121°) 4:24 pm (239°) 9:07:51 −0:02 5:35 am 6:05 pm 6:09 am 5:31 pm 6:45 am 4:56 pm 11:50 am (24.7°) 91.444
22 7:17 am (121°) 4:25 pm (239°) 9:07:53 +0:01 5:36 am 6:05 pm 6:10 am 5:31 pm 6:45 am 4:56 pm 11:51 am (24.7°) 91.438
23 7:17 am (121°) 4:25 pm (239°) 9:07:59 +0:05 5:36 am 6:06 pm 6:10 am 5:32 pm 6:45 am 4:57 pm 11:51 am (24.7°) 91.432
24 7:18 am (121°) 4:26 pm (239°) 9:08:09 +0:10 5:37 am 6:06 pm 6:11 am 5:33 pm 6:46 am 4:57 pm 11:52 am (24.8°) 91.427
25 7:18 am (121°) 4:26 pm (239°) 9:08:23 +0:14 5:37 am 6:07 pm 6:11 am 5:33 pm 6:46 am 4:58 pm 11:52 am (24.8°) 91.423
26 7:18 am (121°) 4:27 pm (239°) 9:08:42 +0:18 5:38 am 6:08 pm 6:11 am 5:34 pm 6:47 am 4:59 pm 11:53 am (24.8°) 91.419
27 7:19 am (121°) 4:28 pm (239°) 9:09:05 +0:22 5:38 am 6:08 pm 6:12 am 5:34 pm 6:47 am 4:59 pm 11:53 am (24.9°) 91.416
28 7:19 am (121°) 4:28 pm (239°) 9:09:32 +0:27 5:38 am 6:09 pm 6:12 am 5:35 pm 6:47 am 5:00 pm 11:54 am (24.9°) 91.413
29 7:19 am (121°) 4:29 pm (239°) 9:10:03 +0:31 5:39 am 6:10 pm 6:12 am 5:36 pm 6:48 am 5:01 pm 11:54 am (25.0°) 91.411
30 7:19 am (121°) 4:30 pm (239°) 9:10:38 +0:35 5:39 am 6:10 pm 6:13 am 5:37 pm 6:48 am 5:01 pm 11:55 am (25.0°) 91.409
31 7:19 am (121°) 4:31 pm (239°) 9:11:18 +0:39 5:39 am 6:11 pm 6:13 am 5:37 pm 6:48 am 5:02 pm 11:55 am (25.1°) 91.408
* 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 2:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. 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 8.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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