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Ice forms along the shore of Lake Michigan before sunrise, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Chicago.

Kiichiro Sato/AP

Chicago skyline

Ice forms along the shore of Lake Michigan before sunrise, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Chicago.

Kiichiro Sato/AP

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I dare you to make it home before sunset today

In Chicago, the sun will set earlier Thursday than any other day of the year.

Ice forms along the shore of Lake Michigan before sunrise, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Chicago.

Kiichiro Sato/AP
By Landon Jones
   

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Brace yourself, Chicagoans. This afternoon at 4:19 p.m., the sun will set, making it the earliest sunset of the year. Daylight hours will continue to shrink until the shortest day of the year: December 21, 2023.

Reset speaks with an astronomy educator to learn more.

GUEST: Hunter Miller, public observing educator, Adler Planetarium

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