Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 26, 2017 at 9:55:22 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:38 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:14 pm↑ 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:18 am↑ 80° East
Moonset Today: 10:27 pm↑ 277° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 36 minutes (-1m 55s)
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
9:55 pm
Altitude
-15.9°Heading
316° NWPosition
Astronomical TwilightDay length
14h 36m 4s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 55s
Winter: +5h 28m
Summer: -37m 34s
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 – 3:41 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:41 am – 4:26 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:26 am – 5:06 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:06 am – 5:38 am | |
| Daylight | 5:38 am – 8:14 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:14 pm – 8:46 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:46 pm – 9:26 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:26 pm – 10:11 pm | |
| Night | 10:11 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 26 | 5:38 am | 8:14 pm | 14:36:04 | −1:55 | 12:57 pm (67.4°) | 94.406 |
| Jul 27 | 5:39 am | 8:13 pm | 14:34:07 | −1:57 | 12:57 pm (67.2°) | 94.395 |
| Jul 28 | 5:40 am | 8:12 pm | 14:32:07 | −1:59 | 12:57 pm (66.9°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 5:41 am | 8:11 pm | 14:30:05 | −2:01 | 12:56 pm (66.7°) | 94.374 |
| Jul 30 | 5:42 am | 8:10 pm | 14:28:01 | −2:03 | 12:56 pm (66.5°) | 94.362 |
| Jul 31 | 5:43 am | 8:09 pm | 14:25:56 | −2:05 | 12:56 pm (66.2°) | 94.350 |
| Aug 1 | 5:44 am | 8:08 pm | 14:23:48 | −2:07 | 12:56 pm (66.0°) | 94.338 |
| * 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
9:55 pm
Altitude
5.1°Heading
272° WPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
17.1%
Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 26 | 9:18 am | 10:27 pm | - | 3:57 pm | (53.7°) | 236,037 | 15.1% | |||
| Jul 27 | 10:23 am | 10:58 pm | - | 4:45 pm | (49.2°) | 239,810 | 23.9% | |||
| Jul 28 | 11:26 am | 11:27 pm | - | 5:30 pm | (44.8°) | 243,370 | 33.5% | |||
| Jul 29 | 12:26 pm | 11:57 pm | - | 6:15 pm | (40.6°) | 246,468 | 43.6% | |||
 Jul 30 | 1:25 pm | - | - | 6:59 pm | (36.9°) | 248,918 | 53.6% | |||
| Jul 31 | - | 12:28 am | 2:23 pm | 7:44 pm | (33.6°) | 250,611 | 63.4% | |||
| Aug 1 | - | 1:00 am | 3:20 pm | 8:30 pm | (31.0°) | 251,507 | 72.5% | |||
| * 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, Wed, Jul 26, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 8:02 am | Thu 9:21 pm | Thu 2:42 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 2:42 am | Thu 5:35 pm | Thu 10:08 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 5:37 am | Thu 8:17 pm | Thu 12:57 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Wed 11:50 am | Wed 11:16 pm | Wed 5:33 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 5:17 pm | Thu 2:33 am | Wed 9:55 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 11:36 pm | Thu 12:55 pm | Thu 6:16 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 9:55 pm | Thu 9:07 am | Thu 3:31 am | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Chicago. | ||||
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