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DeKalb, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 39.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Jul 18, 2025 at 6:21:50 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:35 am 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:26 pm 299° Northwest
Moonset Today: 2:24 pm 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 50 minutes (-1m 35s)
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Today's Sun Position in DeKalb

Time:6:21 pm
Altitude:21.0°
Direction:280° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 50m 29s (Jul 18, 2025)

1 minute, 35 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jul 17, 2025)

5 hours, 43 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

23 minutes, 32 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in DeKalb Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:33 am
Astro. Twilight3:33 am – 4:21 am
Nautical Twilight4:21 am – 5:02 am
Civil Twilight5:02 am – 5:35 am
Daylight5:35 am – 8:26 pm
Civil Twilight8:26 pm – 8:59 pm
Nautical Twilight8:59 pm – 9:40 pm
Astro. Twilight9:40 pm – 10:28 pm
Night10:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in DeKalb - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 185:35 am8:26 pm14:50:29−1:351:01 pm (69.0°)94.463
Jul 195:36 am8:25 pm14:48:51−1:381:01 pm (68.8°)94.458
Jul 205:37 am8:24 pm14:47:10−1:401:01 pm (68.6°)94.452
Jul 215:38 am8:23 pm14:45:27−1:431:01 pm (68.4°)94.445
Jul 225:39 am8:23 pm14:43:41−1:461:01 pm (68.2°)94.438
Jul 235:40 am8:22 pm14:41:52−1:481:01 pm (68.0°)94.430
Jul 245:41 am8:21 pm14:40:01−1:501:01 pm (67.8°)94.422
* All times are local time for DeKalb. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in DeKalb

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in DeKalb - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 18-2:24 pm-7:04 am(63.2°)229,65544.6%
Jul 1912:28 am3:42 pm-7:58 am(68.8°)228,94733.0%
Jul 201:03 am5:01 pm-8:56 am(73.2°)228,68922.2%
Jul 211:48 am6:14 pm-9:58 am(75.7°)228,98413.0%
Jul 222:45 am7:16 pm-11:02 am(76.3°)229,9116.0%
Jul 233:53 am8:06 pm-12:04 pm(74.7°)231,4991.7%
Jul 245:07 am8:44 pm-1:02 pm(71.3°)233,7040.1%
* All times are local time for DeKalb. 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in DeKalb This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Jul 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 7:27 amFri 9:05 pmFri 2:16 pmVery difficult to see
VenusSat 2:43 amSat 5:29 pmSat 10:06 amGood visibility
MarsFri 10:03 amFri 10:47 pmFri 4:25 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 4:13 amFri 7:18 pmFri 11:46 amAverage visibility
SaturnFri 11:18 pmSat 11:12 amSat 5:15 amGreat visibility
UranusSat 1:39 amSat 4:16 pmSat 8:58 amDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 11:14 pmSat 11:15 amSat 5:15 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for DeKalb.

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