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

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Moon: 38.6%
Waning Crescent

Current Time: Jul 13, 2020 at 11:48:31 pm


Sunrise Today: 5:27 am↑ 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:24 pm↑ 301° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 12:43 am↑ 83° East
Moonset Today: 1:49 pm↑ 280° West


Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 57 minutes (-1m 20s)

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Today's Sun Position in Chicago

Time:11:48 pm
Altitude:-24.6°
Direction:343° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 57m 21s (Jul 13, 2020)

1 minute, 20 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 12, 2020)

5 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2019)

16 minutes, 19 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

The Sun's altitude in Chicago today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chicago Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Chicago today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 3:22 am
Astro. Twilight3:22 am – 4:11 am
Nautical Twilight4:11 am – 4:54 am
Civil Twilight4:54 am – 5:27 am
Daylight5:27 am – 8:24 pm
Civil Twilight8:24 pm – 8:58 pm
Nautical Twilight8:58 pm – 9:40 pm
Astro. Twilight9:40 pm – 10:29 pm
Night10:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 135:27 am8:24 pm14:57:21−1:2012:56 pm (69.8°)94.493
Jul 145:28 am8:24 pm14:55:57−1:2312:56 pm (69.6°)94.489
Jul 155:29 am8:23 pm14:54:30−1:2612:56 pm (69.5°)94.485
Jul 165:29 am8:22 pm14:53:00−1:2912:56 pm (69.3°)94.481
Jul 175:30 am8:22 pm14:51:27−1:3212:56 pm (69.1°)94.476
Jul 185:31 am8:21 pm14:49:52−1:3512:56 pm (69.0°)94.470
Jul 195:32 am8:20 pm14:48:13−1:3812:56 pm (68.8°)94.464
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2020

March EquinoxMar 1910:50 pm
June SolsticeJun 204:44 pm
September EquinoxSep 228:31 am
December SolsticeDec 214:02 am
* All times are local Chicago time.

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Today's Moon in Chicago

Percent Illuminated:38.6%
Time:11:48 pm
Altitude:-14.3°
Direction:64° NE
Position:Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Chicago today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 1312:43 am1:49 pm-7:11 am(53.8°)250,96345.1%
Jul 141:06 am2:49 pm-7:53 am(58.6°)249,98035.5%
Jul 151:32 am3:50 pm-8:36 am(62.9°)248,23626.3%
Jul 162:02 am4:53 pm-9:23 am(66.7°)245,86517.9%
Jul 172:37 am5:56 pm-10:13 am(69.6°)243,05610.6%
Jul 183:20 am6:57 pm-11:06 am(71.4°)240,0344.9%
Jul 194:11 am7:53 pm-12:02 pm(71.9°)237,0481.3%
* 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, Mon, Jul 13, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:27 amTue 6:58 pmTue 11:42 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 2:52 amTue 5:10 pmTue 10:01 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 11:55 pmTue 12:04 pmTue 5:59 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 8:18 pmTue 5:35 amTue 12:57 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 8:37 pmWed 6:05 amWed 1:21 amPerfect visibility
UranusTue 12:55 amTue 2:46 pmTue 7:51 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 10:58 pmWed 10:29 amWed 4:43 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.

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