Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 19, 2017 at 12:10:16 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:03 am↑ 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:44 pm↑ 288° West
Moonrise Today: 3:32 am↑ 65° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:22 pm↑ 294° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 41 minutes (-2m 32s)
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
12:10 pm
Altitude
59.2°Heading
159° SPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 41m 9s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 32s
Winter: +4h 33m
Summer: -1h 32m
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 – 4:18 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:18 am – 4:57 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:57 am – 5:33 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:33 am – 6:03 am | |
| Daylight | 6:03 am – 7:44 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:44 pm – 8:13 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:13 pm – 8:49 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:49 pm – 9:27 pm | |
| Night | 9:27 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 19 | 6:03 am | 7:44 pm | 13:41:09 | −2:32 | 12:54 pm (60.7°) | 94.066 |
| Aug 20 | 6:04 am | 7:42 pm | 13:38:36 | −2:33 | 12:53 pm (60.3°) | 94.048 |
| Aug 21 | 6:05 am | 7:41 pm | 13:36:01 | −2:34 | 12:53 pm (60.0°) | 94.029 |
| Aug 22 | 6:06 am | 7:39 pm | 13:33:26 | −2:35 | 12:53 pm (59.7°) | 94.009 |
| Aug 23 | 6:07 am | 7:38 pm | 13:30:50 | −2:36 | 12:53 pm (59.3°) | 93.990 |
| Aug 24 | 6:08 am | 7:36 pm | 13:28:13 | −2:36 | 12:52 pm (59.0°) | 93.970 |
| Aug 25 | 6:09 am | 7:34 pm | 13:25:36 | −2:37 | 12:52 pm (58.6°) | 93.949 |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 5:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 20 | 11:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 3:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 10:28 am |
| * 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
12:10 pm
Altitude
61.7°Heading
216° SWPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
5.6%
Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 19 | 3:32 am | 6:22 pm | - | 10:59 am | (65.9°) | 227,932 | 5.9% | |||
| Aug 20 | 4:39 am | 7:07 pm | - | 11:57 am | (63.4°) | 229,161 | 1.5% | |||
 Aug 21 | 5:48 am | 7:48 pm | - | 12:52 pm | (60.0°) | 231,162 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 6:57 am | 8:23 pm | - | 1:45 pm | (55.9°) | 233,816 | 1.3% | |||
| Aug 23 | 8:04 am | 8:56 pm | - | 2:34 pm | (51.4°) | 236,923 | 5.2% | |||
| Aug 24 | 9:09 am | 9:26 pm | - | 3:22 pm | (46.8°) | 240,229 | 11.1% | |||
| Aug 25 | 10:12 am | 9:56 pm | - | 4:08 pm | (42.4°) | 243,461 | 18.7% | |||
| * All times are local time for Chicago. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Sat, Aug 19, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 7:20 am | Sat 7:49 pm | Sat 1:34 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 3:08 am | Sat 5:57 pm | Sat 10:33 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 5:23 am | Sat 7:28 pm | Sat 12:26 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sat 10:33 am | Sat 9:49 pm | Sat 4:11 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 3:40 pm | Sun 12:56 am | Sat 8:18 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 10:01 pm | Sun 11:21 am | Sun 4:41 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 8:19 pm | Sun 7:30 am | Sun 1:55 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. | ||||
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