Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 27, 2017 at 9:59:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:39 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:13 pm↑ 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:23 am↑ 86° East
Moonset Today: 10:58 pm↑ 271° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 34 minutes (-1m 57s)
Today's Sun Position in Chicago
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
9:59 pm
Altitude
-16.7°Heading
316° NWPosition
Astronomical TwilightDay length
14h 34m 6s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 57s
Winter: +5h 26m
Summer: -39m 32s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chicago Today
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
| Night | 12:00 am – 3:42 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:42 am – 4:27 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:27 am – 5:07 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:07 am – 5:39 am | |
| Daylight | 5:39 am – 8:13 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:13 pm – 8:45 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:45 pm – 9:25 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:25 pm – 10:10 pm | |
| Night | 10:10 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 27 | 5:39 am | 8:13 pm | 14:34:07 | −1:57 | 12:57 pm (67.2°) | 94.395 |
| Jul 28 | 5:40 am | 8:12 pm | 14:32:07 | −1:59 | 12:57 pm (66.9°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 5:41 am | 8:11 pm | 14:30:05 | −2:01 | 12:56 pm (66.7°) | 94.374 |
| Jul 30 | 5:42 am | 8:10 pm | 14:28:01 | −2:03 | 12:56 pm (66.5°) | 94.362 |
| Jul 31 | 5:43 am | 8:09 pm | 14:25:56 | −2:05 | 12:56 pm (66.2°) | 94.350 |
| Aug 1 | 5:44 am | 8:08 pm | 14:23:48 | −2:07 | 12:56 pm (66.0°) | 94.338 |
| Aug 2 | 5:45 am | 8:07 pm | 14:21:39 | −2:09 | 12:56 pm (65.7°) | 94.325 |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 5:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 20 | 11:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 3:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 10:28 am |
| * All times are local Chicago time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Chicago
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
9:59 pm
Altitude
9.9°Heading
261° WPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
25.8%
Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 27 | 10:23 am | 10:58 pm | - | 4:45 pm | (49.2°) | 239,810 | 23.9% | |||
| Jul 28 | 11:26 am | 11:27 pm | - | 5:30 pm | (44.8°) | 243,370 | 33.5% | |||
| Jul 29 | 12:26 pm | 11:57 pm | - | 6:15 pm | (40.6°) | 246,468 | 43.6% | |||
 Jul 30 | 1:25 pm | - | - | 6:59 pm | (36.9°) | 248,918 | 53.6% | |||
| Jul 31 | - | 12:28 am | 2:23 pm | 7:44 pm | (33.6°) | 250,611 | 63.4% | |||
| Aug 1 | - | 1:00 am | 3:20 pm | 8:30 pm | (31.0°) | 251,507 | 72.5% | |||
| Aug 2 | - | 1:36 am | 4:14 pm | 9:16 pm | (29.2°) | 251,630 | 80.7% | |||
| * All times are local time for Chicago. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Chicago This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 27, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 8:04 am | Fri 9:19 pm | Fri 2:42 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 2:42 am | Fri 5:37 pm | Fri 10:09 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 5:36 am | Fri 8:15 pm | Fri 12:55 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Thu 11:46 am | Thu 11:12 pm | Thu 5:29 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 5:13 pm | Fri 2:29 am | Thu 9:51 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 11:32 pm | Fri 12:52 pm | Fri 6:12 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Fri 9:47 pm | Sat 8:59 am | Sat 3:23 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. | ||||
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