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

Moon: 99.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 15, 2025 at 12:31:54 am
Sunrise Today: 7:01 am↑ 92° East
Sunset Today: 6:57 pm↑ 268° West
Moonrise Today: 8:36 pm↑ 100° East
Moonset Today: 7:31 am↑ 264° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 56 minutes (+2m 49s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chicago

Time:12:31 am
Altitude:-49.7°
Direction:349° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 55m 40s (Mar 15, 2025)

2 minutes, 49 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 14, 2025)

2 hours, 47 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

3 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

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 – 5:28 am
Astro. Twilight5:28 am – 6:01 am
Nautical Twilight6:01 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight6:34 am – 7:01 am
Daylight7:01 am – 6:57 pm
Civil Twilight6:57 pm – 7:25 pm
Nautical Twilight7:25 pm – 7:57 pm
Astro. Twilight7:57 pm – 8:30 pm
Night8:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 157:01 am6:57 pm11:55:40+2:4912:59 pm (46.3°)92.453
Mar 167:00 am6:58 pm11:58:30+2:4912:58 pm (46.7°)92.479
Mar 176:58 am6:59 pm12:01:20+2:4912:58 pm (47.1°)92.505
Mar 186:56 am7:00 pm12:04:10+2:4912:58 pm (47.5°)92.531
Mar 196:54 am7:01 pm12:07:00+2:4912:58 pm (47.9°)92.557
Mar 206:53 am7:03 pm12:09:50+2:4912:57 pm (48.3°)92.584
Mar 216:51 am7:04 pm12:12:40+2:4912:57 pm (48.7°)92.610
* 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.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Chicago is at 4:01 am on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinoxMar 204:01 am
June solsticeJun 209:42 pm
September equinoxSep 221:19 pm
December solsticeDec 219:03 am
* All times are local Chicago time.

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Today's Moon in Chicago

Percent Illuminated:99.2%
Time:12:31 am
Altitude:42.4°
Direction:158° S
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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 15-7:31 am8:36 pm1:38 am(44.5°)250,71099.1%
Mar 16-7:49 am9:38 pm2:17 am(38.6°)251,62796.3%
Mar 17-8:09 am10:41 pm2:58 am(33.1°)252,08891.8%
Mar 18-8:32 am11:45 pm3:40 am(28.2°)251,99585.7%
Mar 19-9:00 am-4:26 am(24.1°)251,25478.3%
Mar 2012:49 am9:35 am-5:14 am(21.0°)249,79669.6%
Mar 211:51 am10:18 am-6:06 am(19.0°)247,59560.1%
* 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, Sat, Mar 15, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 7:19 amSat 8:12 pmSat 1:46 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 6:47 amSat 8:07 pmSat 1:28 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 12:57 pmSun 4:22 amSat 8:40 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 10:37 amSun 1:33 amSat 6:05 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 7:06 amSat 6:36 pmSat 12:51 pmNot visible
UranusSat 9:30 amSat 11:55 pmSat 4:42 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 7:18 amSat 7:13 pmSat 1:16 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.

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