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The Chicago area is still in the throes of summer, but if you’ve noticed the days beginning to get shorter, you aren’t alone.

That’s because the city and suburbs have lost more than an hour of daylight since the summer solstice in late June, and that is only going to continue through December, when the city will have just over nine hours of daylight when winter finally begins.

What other milestones are coming up between now and then? When does daylight saving time end? When does fall begin?

Here are the answers to those questions and more.

Is there a daylight milestone Chicago is preparing to hit?

According to TimeandDate, Chicago will have its final sunset of the year past 8 p.m. on Thursday. Currently, the city is losing just over two minutes of daylight per day, and that rate will continue to accelerate for several weeks.

The last time the city saw a sunset before 8 p.m. was on May 10, and after Thursday the city won’t experience another one until May 12, 2026.

In addition, Chicago will see sunrise drift past 6 a.m. on Aug. 16, marking the first post-6 a.m. sunrise since April 22.

When does daylight saving time end?

In the United States, daylight saving time comes to an end on the first Sunday of November, and this year that date falls on November 2.

Clocks will roll back one hour at 2 a.m. local time, giving residents an extra hour of sleep while shifting sunset from 5:44 p.m. to 4:43 p.m., according to TimeandDate.

When is the autumnal equinox this year?

According to NASA, the official autumnal equinox will arrive at 1:19 p.m. Central time on Monday, Sept. 22.

For meteorologists, meteorological fall begins on Monday, Sept. 1.

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