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Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 85.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 27, 2024 at 3:52:28 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:51 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 7:45 pm 290° Northwest
Moonset Today: 7:42 am 231° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 54 minutes (+2m 30s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chicago

Time:3:52 pm
Altitude:41.6°
Direction:249° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 53m 57s (Apr 27, 2024)

2 minutes, 30 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 26, 2024)

4 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chicago Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:05 am
Astro. Twilight4:05 am – 4:44 am
Nautical Twilight4:44 am – 5:21 am
Civil Twilight5:21 am – 5:51 am
Daylight5:51 am – 7:45 pm
Civil Twilight7:45 pm – 8:15 pm
Nautical Twilight8:15 pm – 8:52 pm
Astro. Twilight8:52 pm – 9:32 pm
Night9:32 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 275:51 am7:45 pm13:53:57+2:3012:48 pm (62.3°)93.577
Apr 285:50 am7:46 pm13:56:26+2:2812:47 pm (62.6°)93.602
Apr 295:48 am7:47 pm13:58:53+2:2712:47 pm (62.9°)93.627
Apr 305:47 am7:48 pm14:01:20+2:2612:47 pm (63.2°)93.651
May 15:45 am7:49 pm14:03:45+2:2512:47 pm (63.5°)93.675
May 25:44 am7:50 pm14:06:08+2:2312:47 pm (63.8°)93.699
May 35:43 am7:51 pm14:08:31+2:2212:47 pm (64.1°)93.723
* All times are local time for Chicago. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Chicago

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 27-7:42 am-3:25 am(20.0°)241,88988.9%
Apr 2812:09 am8:34 am-4:22 am(18.8°)239,54281.2%
Apr 291:06 am9:37 am-5:20 am(19.3°)237,08471.9%
Apr 301:53 am10:48 am-6:18 am(21.6°)234,56761.2%
May 12:32 am12:04 pm-7:14 am(25.6°)232,08049.8%
May 23:03 am1:21 pm-8:07 am(30.9°)229,76038.1%
May 33:30 am2:38 pm-8:58 am(37.4°)227,78726.8%
* All times are local time for Chicago. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Chicago This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:08 amSat 5:47 pmSat 11:28 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 5:33 amSat 6:49 pmSat 12:11 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:24 amSat 4:15 pmSat 10:19 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:40 amSat 9:00 pmSat 1:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 3:57 amSun 3:12 pmSun 9:35 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:34 amSat 8:55 pmSat 1:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 4:27 amSat 4:20 pmSat 10:23 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.

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