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

Moon: 66.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 29, 2024 at 1:26:08 am
Sunrise Today: 5:21 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:20 pm 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:09 am 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:13 am 247° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 59 minutes (+1m 22s)
Location of ElginLocation

Today's Sun Position in Elgin

Time:1:26 am
Altitude:-25.7°
Direction:9° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 59m 16s (May 29, 2024)

1 minute, 22 seconds longer than yesterday (May 28, 2024)

5 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

15 minutes, 31 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Elgin Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:15 am
Astro. Twilight3:15 am – 4:05 am
Nautical Twilight4:05 am – 4:47 am
Civil Twilight4:47 am – 5:21 am
Daylight5:21 am – 8:20 pm
Civil Twilight8:20 pm – 8:54 pm
Nautical Twilight8:54 pm – 9:36 pm
Astro. Twilight9:36 pm – 10:26 pm
Night10:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Elgin - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 295:21 am8:20 pm14:59:16+1:2212:50 pm (69.7°)94.225
May 305:20 am8:21 pm15:00:36+1:1912:50 pm (69.9°)94.240
May 315:20 am8:22 pm15:01:52+1:1612:50 pm (70.0°)94.256
Jun 15:19 am8:22 pm15:03:05+1:1312:51 pm (70.2°)94.270
Jun 25:19 am8:23 pm15:04:15+1:0912:51 pm (70.3°)94.285
Jun 35:18 am8:24 pm15:05:22+1:0612:51 pm (70.4°)94.299
Jun 45:18 am8:24 pm15:06:25+1:0312:51 pm (70.5°)94.312
* All times are local time for Elgin. 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 Elgin

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Elgin - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 291:09 am11:13 am-6:06 am(29.2°)231,65064.2%
May 301:36 am12:29 pm-6:57 am(35.2°)230,39752.6%
May 312:00 am1:43 pm-7:46 am(42.0°)229,44240.8%
Jun 12:23 am2:58 pm-8:34 am(49.0°)228,86129.4%
Jun 22:45 am4:14 pm-9:22 am(56.1°)228,75119.1%
Jun 33:10 am5:31 pm-10:13 am(62.6°)229,21010.7%
Jun 43:38 am6:49 pm-11:06 am(68.3°)230,3114.5%
* All times are local time for Elgin. 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 Elgin This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:34 amWed 6:46 pmWed 11:39 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:18 amWed 8:10 pmWed 12:44 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 3:16 amWed 4:16 pmWed 9:46 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 5:00 amWed 7:35 pmWed 12:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:04 amWed 1:23 pmWed 7:44 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 4:36 amWed 7:01 pmWed 11:49 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 2:26 amWed 2:20 pmWed 8:23 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Elgin.

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