Daylight today
Today the sun is up for 10 hours 40 minutes in Milwaukee: 2 min 40 sec less than yesterday, and 1 hour 40 minutes more than on December 21, 2025, the darkest day, which had 9 h. The days keep shrinking until December: the shortest day of the year.
What sets Milwaukee apart
- Milwaukee's shortest day, 9 h on December 22, is the 5th shortest of the 51 cities on DaySight; only cities further north, led by Anchorage have a shorter one.
- Its earliest sunset, 4:18 PM on December 4, is the 3rd earliest of the 51.
- Milwaukee sits at about the latitude of Sapporo, so their shortest and longest days are close to the same length.
First light and last light
First light comes 29 minutes before sunrise today, at 6:48 AM, and last light 29 minutes after sunset, at 6:25 PM. Between them the sky is bright enough to see by: 11 hours 38 minutes, against 10 h 40 min with the sun up. First and last light are when the sun is 6° below the horizon; how DaySight calculates these times.
Clock changes
Clocks go back an hour on Sunday, November 1. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 4:45 PM. Mornings get lighter at once; evenings get dark an hour sooner.
The year in Milwaukee
In 2026 the days in Milwaukee bottom out at 9 h on December 22 and peak at 15 h 22 min on June 21. The darkest evenings come before the shortest day (the earliest sunset is on December 4) and the darkest mornings after it (the latest sunrise is on December 30).
Milwaukee's days run from 9 h to 15 h 22 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over Milwaukee.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:49 AM | 7:21 AMfirst light 6:49 | 4:42 PMlast light 5:14 | 5:14 PM | 9 h 21 min |
| February | 6:21 AM | 6:50 AMfirst light 6:21 | 5:23 PMlast light 5:52 | 5:52 PM | 10 h 33 min |
| March | 6:36 AM | 7:05 AMfirst light 6:36 | 6:58 PMlast light 7:26 | 7:26 PM | 11 h 53 min |
| April | 5:41 AM | 6:10 AMfirst light 5:41 | 7:34 PMlast light 8:04 | 8:04 PM | 13 h 24 min |
| May | 4:57 AM | 5:29 AMfirst light 4:57 | 8:08 PMlast light 8:41 | 8:41 PM | 14 h 39 min |
| June | 4:37 AM | 5:13 AMfirst light 4:37 | 8:33 PMlast light 9:09 | 9:09 PM | 15 h 21 min |
| July | 4:52 AM | 5:27 AMfirst light 4:52 | 8:30 PMlast light 9:04 | 9:04 PM | 15 h 3 min |
| August | 5:28 AM | 5:58 AMfirst light 5:28 | 7:56 PMlast light 8:27 | 8:27 PM | 13 h 58 min |
| September | 6:03 AM | 6:32 AMfirst light 6:03 | 7:04 PMlast light 7:32 | 7:32 PM | 12 h 32 min |
| October | 6:37 AM | 7:06 AMfirst light 6:37 | 6:10 PMlast light 6:39 | 6:39 PM | 11 h 5 min |
| November | 6:14 AM | 6:45 AMfirst light 6:14 | 4:29 PMlast light 5:00 | 5:00 PM | 9 h 44 min |
| December | 6:45 AM | 7:17 AMfirst light 6:45 | 4:18 PMlast light 4:51 | 4:51 PM | 9 h 1 min |
Nearby
- Chicago, IL: 81 miles away, sunset today 5:57 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Indianapolis: 243 miles away, sunset today 6:54 PM.
- Detroit, MI: 252 miles away, sunset today 6:38 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Minneapolis: 298 miles away, sunset today 6:15 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.