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Current Local Time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

6:41:58 pm CST

Friday, March 6, 2026

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Country: United States
State: Illinois (IL)
Lat/Long: 41°53'N / 87°38'W
Elevation: 181 m
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Languages: English
Country Code: +1
Location of ChicagoLocation
°F

Weather

63 °F

Passing clouds.
61 / 41 °F

Sat 7.61 / 41 °F
Sun 8.58 / 38 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours
Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
New York

Sunrise

6:17 am
97° East

Sunset

5:46 pm
264° West

Day length

11 hours, 30 minutes
+2m 48s longer

Moon 87.2%

Set – 7:25 am
Rise – 9:32 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:01 pm
Altitude: 42.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:44 am – 5:17 am
6:46 pm – 7:19 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:17 am – 5:49 am
6:14 pm – 6:46 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:49 am – 6:17 am
5:46 pm – 6:14 pm

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Moon Phase

Full Moon
March 3, 2026
5:37 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
March 11, 2026
4:38 am
Chicago
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Friday, March 6, 2026