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

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Moon: 96.7%

Waning Gibbous

Current Time: Mar 22, 2019 at 7:50:18 am


Sunrise Today: 6:50 am↑ 88° East
Sunset Today: 7:04 pm↑ 272° West


Moonrise Today: 9:13 pm↑ 99° East
Moonset Today: 8:05 am↑ 265° West


Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 13 minutes (+2m 49s)

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Today's Sun Position in Chicago

Time:7:50 am
Altitude:10.3°
Direction:98° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 13m 58s (Mar 22, 2019)

2 minutes, 49 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 21, 2019)

3 hours, 6 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2018)

2 hours, 59 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

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 – 5:17 am
Astro. Twilight5:17 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:22 am
Civil Twilight6:22 am – 6:50 am
Daylight6:50 am – 7:04 pm
Civil Twilight7:04 pm – 7:32 pm
Nautical Twilight7:32 pm – 8:05 pm
Astro. Twilight8:05 pm – 8:38 pm
Night8:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Mar 226:50 am7:04 pm12:13:58+2:4912:57 pm (48.9°)92.620
Mar 236:49 am7:05 pm12:16:48+2:4912:57 pm (49.2°)92.647
Mar 246:47 am7:06 pm12:19:37+2:4912:56 pm (49.6°)92.673
Mar 256:45 am7:08 pm12:22:27+2:4912:56 pm (50.0°)92.700
Mar 266:43 am7:09 pm12:25:16+2:4912:56 pm (50.4°)92.727
Mar 276:42 am7:10 pm12:28:06+2:4912:55 pm (50.8°)92.755
Mar 286:40 am7:11 pm12:30:55+2:4912:55 pm (51.2°)92.782
* 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 2019

March EquinoxMar 204:59 pm
June SolsticeJun 2110:54 am
September EquinoxSep 232:50 am
December SolsticeDec 2110:19 pm
* All times are local Chicago time.

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Today's Moon in Chicago

Percent Illuminated:96.7%
Time:7:50 am
Altitude:2.2°
Direction:262° W
Position:Waning Gibbous

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 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 22-8:05 am9:13 pm2:08 am(44.9°)226,62697.6%
Mar 23-8:37 am10:24 pm3:00 am(39.4°)229,71492.7%
Mar 24-9:11 am11:32 pm3:51 am(34.6°)233,40985.6%
Mar 25-9:48 am-4:43 am(30.7°)237,36776.8%
Mar 2612:37 am10:28 am-5:34 am(27.8°)241,24967.1%
Mar 271:37 am11:12 am-6:26 am(26.0°)244,76557.0%
Mar 282:32 am12:01 pm-7:16 am(25.5°)247,69646.8%
* 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, Fri, Mar 22, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:11 amFri 5:53 pmFri 12:02 pmVery difficult to see
VenusFri 5:27 amFri 3:54 pmFri 10:40 amGood visibility
MarsFri 8:59 amFri 11:35 pmFri 4:17 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 1:49 amFri 10:59 amFri 6:24 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 3:35 amFri 12:54 pmFri 8:14 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:02 amFri 9:29 pmFri 2:45 pmVery difficult to see
NeptuneFri 6:23 amFri 5:43 pmFri 12:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.

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