Current Time: | May 19, 2022 at 2:51:50 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:26 am↑ 62° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 8:08 pm↑ 298° Northwest |
Moonset Today: | 8:23 am↑ 233° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 41 minutes (+1m 51s) |
Today's Sun Position in Chicago
Time: | 2:51 pm |
Altitude: | 55.7° |
Direction: | 240° SW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 14h 41m 22s (May 19, 2022)
1 minute, 51 seconds longer than yesterday (May 18, 2022)
5 hours, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2021)
32 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2021)
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
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 – 3:27 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 3:27 am – 4:13 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:13 am – 4:54 am |
Civil Twilight | 4:54 am – 5:26 am |
Daylight | 5:26 am – 8:08 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:08 pm – 8:40 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:40 pm – 9:21 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:21 pm – 10:07 pm |
Night | 10:07 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days
2022 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 19 | 5:26 am | 8:08 pm | 14:41:22 | +1:51 | 12:47 pm (68.0°) | 94.044 |
May 20 | 5:25 am | 8:08 pm | 14:43:12 | +1:49 | 12:47 pm (68.2°) | 94.063 |
May 21 | 5:24 am | 8:09 pm | 14:44:59 | +1:46 | 12:47 pm (68.4°) | 94.082 |
May 22 | 5:24 am | 8:10 pm | 14:46:43 | +1:44 | 12:47 pm (68.6°) | 94.101 |
May 23 | 5:23 am | 8:11 pm | 14:48:24 | +1:41 | 12:47 pm (68.8°) | 94.119 |
May 24 | 5:22 am | 8:12 pm | 14:50:03 | +1:38 | 12:47 pm (69.0°) | 94.137 |
May 25 | 5:21 am | 8:13 pm | 14:51:39 | +1:36 | 12:47 pm (69.2°) | 94.155 |
* 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 2022
March equinox | Mar 20 | 10:33 am |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 4:14 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:04 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:48 pm |
* All times are local Chicago time. |
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Today's Moon in Chicago
Percent Illuminated: | 81.6% |
Time: | 2:51 pm |
Altitude: | -65.3° |
Direction: | 300° NW |
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
Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days
2022 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 19 | - | 8:23 am | - | 4:00 am | (20.4°) | 225,352 | 85.6% | |||
May 20 | 12:36 am | 9:36 am | - | 5:04 am | (22.0°) | 227,436 | 75.8% | |||
May 21 | 1:21 am | 10:52 am | - | 6:03 am | (25.4°) | 230,105 | 64.8% | |||
1:56 am | 12:07 pm | - | 6:57 am | (30.1°) | 233,085 | 53.3% | ||||
May 23 | 2:24 am | 1:18 pm | - | 7:46 am | (35.7°) | 236,144 | 41.9% | |||
May 24 | 2:49 am | 2:27 pm | - | 8:32 am | (41.6°) | 239,107 | 31.3% | |||
May 25 | 3:11 am | 3:32 pm | - | 9:16 am | (47.7°) | 241,862 | 21.8% | |||
* 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, Thu, May 19, 2022 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 5:42 am | Thu 8:17 pm | Thu 1:00 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 3:52 am | Thu 4:41 pm | Thu 10:16 am | Good visibility |
Mars | Fri 2:56 am | Fri 2:41 pm | Fri 8:48 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 3:08 am | Thu 3:10 pm | Thu 9:09 am | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Fri 1:38 am | Fri 11:58 am | Fri 6:48 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Thu 4:51 am | Thu 6:56 pm | Thu 11:54 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 2:50 am | Fri 2:32 pm | Fri 8:41 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Chicago. |