Current Time: | 3 Apr 2024, 20:37:48 |
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Sunrise Today: | 06:28↑ 82° East |
Sunset Today: | 19:18↑ 279° West |
Moonrise Today: | 03:55↑ 125° Southeast |
Moonset Today: | 13:01↑ 237° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 50 minutes (+2m 47s) |
Today's Sun Position in Chicago
Time: | 20:37 |
Altitude: | -14.9° |
Direction: | 292° NW |
Phase: | Astronomical Twilight |
Day length today: 12h 49m 56s (3 Apr 2024)
2 minutes, 47 seconds longer than yesterday (2 Apr 2024)
3 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (21 Dec 2023)
2 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (21 Jun 2023)
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 | 00:00 – 04:52 |
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Astro. Twilight | 04:52 – 05:27 |
Nautical Twilight | 05:27 – 06:00 |
Civil Twilight | 06:00 – 06:28 |
Daylight | 06:28 – 19:18 |
Civil Twilight | 19:18 – 19:47 |
Nautical Twilight | 19:47 – 20:20 |
Astro. Twilight | 20:20 – 20:55 |
Night | 20:55 – 23:59 |
Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. km |
3 Apr | 06:28 | 19:18 | 12:49:56 | +2:47 | 12:53 (53.8°) | 149.606 |
4 Apr | 06:27 | 19:20 | 12:52:43 | +2:47 | 12:53 (54.2°) | 149.649 |
5 Apr | 06:25 | 19:21 | 12:55:29 | +2:46 | 12:52 (54.6°) | 149.693 |
6 Apr | 06:23 | 19:22 | 12:58:16 | +2:46 | 12:52 (55.0°) | 149.737 |
7 Apr | 06:22 | 19:23 | 13:01:01 | +2:45 | 12:52 (55.3°) | 149.780 |
8 Apr | 06:20 | 19:24 | 13:03:47 | +2:45 | 12:52 (55.7°) | 149.823 |
9 Apr | 06:18 | 19:25 | 13:06:32 | +2:44 | 12:51 (56.1°) | 149.865 |
* 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 2024
March equinox | 19 Mar | 22:06 |
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June solstice | 20 Jun | 15:51 |
September equinox | 22 Sep | 07:44 |
December solstice | 21 Dec | 03:21 |
* All times are local Chicago time. |
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Today's Moon in Chicago
Percent Illuminated: | 29.1% |
Time: | 20:37 |
Altitude: | -70.7° |
Direction: | 349° N |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
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
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (km) | Illumination | ||||
3 Apr | 03:55 | 13:01 | - | 08:25 | (22.7°) | 371,759 | 34.5% | |||
4 Apr | 04:32 | 14:20 | - | 09:21 | (27.3°) | 366,752 | 23.7% | |||
5 Apr | 05:02 | 15:40 | - | 10:16 | (33.3°) | 362,633 | 14.1% | |||
6 Apr | 05:28 | 17:00 | - | 11:08 | (40.3°) | 359,874 | 6.5% | |||
7 Apr | 05:53 | 18:19 | - | 11:59 | (47.8°) | 358,851 | 1.7% | |||
8 Apr | 06:16 | 19:39 | - | 12:50 | (55.3°) | 359,768 | 0.0% | |||
9 Apr | 06:42 | 20:59 | - | 13:43 | (62.3°) | 362,599 | 1.5% | |||
* 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, Wed, 3 Apr 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 06:39 | Thu 20:21 | Thu 13:30 | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 05:59 | Thu 17:54 | Thu 11:56 | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 05:14 | Thu 16:14 | Thu 10:44 | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 07:59 | Wed 22:06 | Wed 15:02 | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Thu 05:26 | Thu 16:34 | Thu 11:00 | Slightly difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 08:05 | Wed 22:23 | Wed 15:14 | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 05:56 | Thu 17:46 | Thu 11:51 | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Chicago. |