Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 16, 2018 at 6:37:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:29 am↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:23 pm↑ 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:40 am↑ 77° East
Moonset Today: 11:07 pm↑ 279° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 53 minutes (-1m 28s)
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
6:37 pm
Altitude
17.4°Heading
283° WPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 53m 46s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 28s
Winter: +5h 46m
Summer: -19m 53s
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 – 3:25 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:25 am – 4:14 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:14 am – 4:56 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:56 am – 5:29 am | |
| Daylight | 5:29 am – 8:23 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:23 pm – 8:56 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:56 pm – 9:38 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:38 pm – 10:26 pm | |
| Night | 10:26 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 16 | 5:29 am | 8:23 pm | 14:53:46 | −1:28 | 12:56 pm (69.4°) | 94.481 |
| Jul 17 | 5:30 am | 8:22 pm | 14:52:15 | −1:31 | 12:56 pm (69.2°) | 94.475 |
| Jul 18 | 5:31 am | 8:21 pm | 14:50:40 | −1:34 | 12:56 pm (69.1°) | 94.469 |
| Jul 19 | 5:32 am | 8:21 pm | 14:49:03 | −1:37 | 12:56 pm (68.9°) | 94.462 |
| Jul 20 | 5:32 am | 8:20 pm | 14:47:24 | −1:39 | 12:56 pm (68.7°) | 94.455 |
| Jul 21 | 5:33 am | 8:19 pm | 14:45:41 | −1:42 | 12:56 pm (68.5°) | 94.447 |
| Jul 22 | 5:34 am | 8:18 pm | 14:43:56 | −1:44 | 12:56 pm (68.3°) | 94.439 |
| * 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. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 11:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 5:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 8:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 4:23 pm |
| * 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
6:37 pm
Altitude
45.7°Heading
228° SWPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
20.6%
Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 16 | 9:40 am | 11:07 pm | - | 4:29 pm | (55.9°) | 228,773 | 19.8% | |||
| Jul 17 | 10:51 am | 11:39 pm | - | 5:20 pm | (50.9°) | 232,400 | 30.0% | |||
| Jul 18 | 11:59 am | - | - | 6:08 pm | (45.9°) | 236,198 | 40.9% | |||
 Jul 19 | - | 12:09 am | 1:04 pm | 6:56 pm | (41.1°) | 239,883 | 51.9% | |||
| Jul 20 | - | 12:39 am | 2:07 pm | 7:42 pm | (36.8°) | 243,240 | 62.4% | |||
| Jul 21 | - | 1:10 am | 3:09 pm | 8:29 pm | (33.1°) | 246,127 | 72.2% | |||
| Jul 22 | - | 1:42 am | 4:09 pm | 9:16 pm | (30.1°) | 248,470 | 80.8% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Chicago This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jul 16, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:47 am | Mon 9:32 pm | Mon 2:40 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 9:11 am | Mon 10:28 pm | Mon 3:50 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 9:26 pm | Tue 6:19 am | Tue 1:53 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 2:49 pm | Tue 1:03 am | Mon 7:56 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 6:54 pm | Tue 4:05 am | Mon 11:29 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 12:25 am | Tue 1:56 pm | Tue 7:10 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Mon 10:41 pm | Tue 10:00 am | Tue 4:20 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. | ||||
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