Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 18, 2018 at 10:53:56 am
Sunrise Today: 6:33 am↑ 87° East
Sunset Today: 6:54 pm↑ 273° West
Moonrise Today: 3:30 pm↑ 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:20 am↑ 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 20 minutes (-2m 46s)
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
10:53 am
Altitude
42.8°Heading
141° SEPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 20m 49s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 46s
Winter: +3h 13m
Summer: -2h 52m
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 – 4:59 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:59 am – 5:33 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:33 am – 6:05 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:05 am – 6:33 am | |
| Daylight | 6:33 am – 6:54 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:54 pm – 7:22 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:22 pm – 7:55 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:55 pm – 8:28 pm | |
| Night | 8:28 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 18 | 6:33 am | 6:54 pm | 12:20:49 | −2:46 | 12:44 pm (49.8°) | 93.398 |
| Sep 19 | 6:34 am | 6:52 pm | 12:18:02 | −2:47 | 12:44 pm (49.4°) | 93.372 |
| Sep 20 | 6:35 am | 6:51 pm | 12:15:15 | −2:47 | 12:43 pm (49.0°) | 93.345 |
| Sep 21 | 6:36 am | 6:49 pm | 12:12:28 | −2:47 | 12:43 pm (48.7°) | 93.319 |
| Sep 22 | 6:37 am | 6:47 pm | 12:09:41 | −2:47 | 12:43 pm (48.3°) | 93.293 |
| Sep 23 | 6:39 am | 6:45 pm | 12:06:53 | −2:47 | 12:42 pm (47.9°) | 93.267 |
| Sep 24 | 6:40 am | 6:44 pm | 12:04:06 | −2:47 | 12:42 pm (47.5°) | 93.241 |
| * 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. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 8:54 pm in Chicago.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
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
10:53 am
Altitude
-48.8°Heading
73° EPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
66.1%
Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 18 | - | 12:20 am | 3:30 pm | 8:20 pm | (26.6°) | 251,236 | 69.5% | |||
| Sep 19 | - | 1:10 am | 4:14 pm | 9:07 pm | (27.8°) | 251,577 | 78.1% | |||
| Sep 20 | - | 2:03 am | 4:53 pm | 9:54 pm | (29.8°) | 251,193 | 85.6% | |||
| Sep 21 | - | 3:00 am | 5:28 pm | 10:40 pm | (32.7°) | 250,193 | 91.7% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 3:58 am | 6:00 pm | 11:25 pm | (36.2°) | 248,710 | 96.3% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 4:57 am | 6:29 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Sep 24 | - | 5:58 am | 6:57 pm | 12:10 am | (40.4°) | 246,886 | 99.1% | |||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Chicago This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Sep 18, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 6:20 am | Tue 6:57 pm | Tue 12:39 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 10:13 am | Tue 7:58 pm | Tue 3:06 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Tue 4:51 pm | Wed 1:48 am | Tue 9:19 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 11:11 am | Tue 9:09 pm | Tue 4:10 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 2:36 pm | Tue 11:45 pm | Tue 7:10 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 8:12 pm | Wed 9:41 am | Wed 2:57 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Tue 6:26 pm | Wed 5:40 am | Wed 12:03 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. | ||||
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