Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 27, 2018 at 10:45:10 am
Sunrise Today: 5:20 am↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:15 pm↑ 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:22 pm↑ 107° East
Moonset Today: 4:32 am↑ 256° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 54 minutes (+1m 30s)
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
10:45 am
Altitude
57.1°Heading
119° SEPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 54m 38s
Change since
Yesterday: +1m 30s
Winter: +5h 46m
Summer: -19m
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 – 3:16 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:16 am – 4:05 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:05 am – 4:47 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 4:47 am – 5:20 am | |
| Daylight | 5:20 am – 8:15 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:15 pm – 8:48 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:48 pm – 9:30 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:30 pm – 10:19 pm | |
| Night | 10:19 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 27 | 5:20 am | 8:15 pm | 14:54:38 | +1:30 | 12:47 pm (69.5°) | 94.185 |
| May 28 | 5:19 am | 8:16 pm | 14:56:05 | +1:27 | 12:47 pm (69.7°) | 94.201 |
| May 29 | 5:19 am | 8:16 pm | 14:57:29 | +1:24 | 12:47 pm (69.8°) | 94.216 |
| May 30 | 5:18 am | 8:17 pm | 14:58:50 | +1:20 | 12:48 pm (70.0°) | 94.232 |
| May 31 | 5:18 am | 8:18 pm | 15:00:08 | +1:17 | 12:48 pm (70.1°) | 94.247 |
| Jun 1 | 5:17 am | 8:19 pm | 15:01:22 | +1:14 | 12:48 pm (70.2°) | 94.261 |
| Jun 2 | 5:17 am | 8:20 pm | 15:02:34 | +1:11 | 12:48 pm (70.4°) | 94.275 |
| * 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
10:45 am
Altitude
-58.8°Heading
343° NPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
96.1%
Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 27 | - | 4:32 am | 6:22 pm | 11:46 pm | (34.2°) | 245,256 | 97.9% | |||
| May 28 | - | 5:04 am | 7:23 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 May 29 | - | 5:39 am | 8:22 pm | 12:33 am | (31.0°) | 247,189 | 99.7% | |||
| May 30 | - | 6:18 am | 9:18 pm | 1:22 am | (28.5°) | 248,904 | 99.5% | |||
| May 31 | - | 7:01 am | 10:09 pm | 2:10 am | (27.1°) | 250,317 | 97.2% | |||
| Jun 1 | - | 7:49 am | 10:56 pm | 2:59 am | (26.6°) | 251,326 | 93.1% | |||
| Jun 2 | - | 8:40 am | 11:38 pm | 3:47 am | (27.1°) | 251,821 | 87.4% | |||
| * 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, Sun, May 27, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 4:50 am | Sun 7:16 pm | Sun 12:02 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 7:30 am | Sun 10:55 pm | Sun 3:12 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 12:17 am | Mon 9:35 am | Mon 4:56 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sun 6:18 pm | Mon 4:28 am | Sun 11:23 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 10:25 pm | Mon 7:37 am | Mon 3:01 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 3:41 am | Sun 5:07 pm | Sun 10:24 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sun 2:02 am | Sun 1:21 pm | Sun 7:41 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. | ||||
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