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

Moon: 1.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: 30 Jan 2025, 07:48:50
Sunrise Today: 07:04↑ 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 17:03↑ 247° West
Moonrise Today: 08:02↑ 112° Southeast
Moonset Today: 18:34↑ 252° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 59 minutes (+2m 14s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chicago

Time:07:48
Altitude:6.6°
Direction:121° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 58m 55s (30 Jan 2025)

2 minutes, 14 seconds longer than yesterday (29 Jan 2025)

51 minutes, 11 seconds longer than winter solstice (21 Dec 2024)

5 hours, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (20 Jun 2024)

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

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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

Night00:00 – 05:28
Astro. Twilight05:28 – 06:01
Nautical Twilight06:01 – 06:35
Civil Twilight06:35 – 07:04
Daylight07:04 – 17:03
Civil Twilight17:03 – 17:33
Nautical Twilight17:33 – 18:06
Astro. Twilight18:06 – 18:39
Night18:39 – 23:59

Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km
30 Jan07:0417:039:58:55+2:1412:03 (30.7°)147.385
31 Jan07:0317:0410:01:11+2:1612:04 (31.0°)147.405
1 Feb07:0217:0610:03:29+2:1712:04 (31.3°)147.426
2 Feb07:0117:0710:05:49+2:1912:04 (31.6°)147.447
3 Feb07:0017:0810:08:11+2:2112:04 (31.9°)147.468
4 Feb06:5917:0910:10:34+2:2312:04 (32.2°)147.490
5 Feb06:5817:1110:12:58+2:2412:04 (32.5°)147.513
* All times are local time for Chicago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox20 Mar04:01
June solstice20 Jun21:42
September equinox22 Sep13:19
December solstice21 Dec09:03
* All times are local Chicago time.

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Today's Moon in Chicago

Percent Illuminated:1.5%
Time:07:48
Altitude:-2.5°
Direction:110° E
Position:Waxing 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

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (km)Illumination
30 Jan08:0218:34-13:13(32.6°)370,2572.2%
31 Jan08:2819:50-14:03(39.3°)368,2886.9%
1 Feb08:5121:05-14:51(46.4°)367,48614.2%
2 Feb09:1322:21-15:40(53.5°)367,73823.6%
3 Feb09:3623:37-16:29(60.4°)368,85434.4%
4 Feb10:02--17:21(66.5°)370,62346.0%
5 Feb-00:5410:3318:16(71.4°)372,85957.7%
* All times are local time for Chicago. 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 Chicago This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, 30 Jan 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 06:55Thu 16:21Thu 11:38Difficult to see
VenusThu 08:50Thu 20:57Thu 14:53Great visibility
MarsThu 14:54Fri 06:26Thu 22:40Perfect visibility
JupiterThu 12:22Fri 03:13Thu 19:47Perfect visibility
SaturnThu 08:47Thu 20:03Thu 14:25Average visibility
UranusThu 11:20Fri 01:43Thu 18:32Average visibility
NeptuneThu 09:08Thu 20:58Thu 15:03Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.

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