Sunrise and sunset times in Apple River, IL
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 5:29:11 pm
Night ends at 5:45 am5:45:27 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·Dawn at 6:51 am6:50:49 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:19:25 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:10:11 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dusk at 6:39 pm6:38:45 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:44 pm7:44:01 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 6.40° · Azimuth: 249.3° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 50 minutes
41 minutes left for today's sunset in Apple River
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:05 am
Moon rose on Oct 20 at 3:37 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (71%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 5:47 am5:46:34 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·Dawn at 6:52 am6:51:58 am
Dawn, first light: the start of civil twilight. The Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:20:37 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:08:40 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dusk at 6:37 pm6:37:17 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:43 pm7:42:35 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 48 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Apple River
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:11 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 3:59 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Apple River, Illinois
- Latitude: 42.505005 (North)
- Longitude: -90.09874 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Apple River, IL
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 1 day, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 3 minutes.Longest day in Apple River, IL
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 18 minutes.
October 2026 - Apple River, Illinois - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Apple River.
All times are in Apple River's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 22 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Apple River, IL - from 11 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 21 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:29:35 am | 6:57:40 am | +1m 6s | 6:41:37 pm | -1m 45s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:09:38 pm | 11h 43m 57s | -2m 51s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:49:59 pm | 44.10° | 5:56:56 am | 7:42:14 pm | 5:23:52 am | 8:15:11 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 17m 9s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:09 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:30:41 am | 6:58:46 am | +1m 6s | 6:39:53 pm | -1m 44s | 7:07:54 pm | 11h 41m 7s | -2m 51s | 12:49:40 pm | 43.71° | 5:58:02 am | 7:40:29 pm | 5:25:02 am | 8:13:23 pm | 12h 19m 59s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:50 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:31:47 am | 6:59:52 am | +1m 6s | 6:38:09 pm | -1m 44s | 7:06:11 pm | 11h 38m 17s | -2m 50s | 12:49:21 pm | 43.32° | 5:59:09 am | 7:38:44 pm | 5:26:12 am | 8:11:36 pm | 12h 22m 50s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:49:30 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:32:53 am | 7:00:59 am | +1m 7s | 6:36:25 pm | -1m 44s | 7:04:28 pm | 11h 35m 26s | -2m 50s | 12:49:03 pm | 42.94° | 6:00:16 am | 7:37:01 pm | 5:27:22 am | 8:09:50 pm | 12h 25m 41s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:13 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:33:59 am | 7:02:06 am | +1m 7s | 6:34:42 pm | -1m 43s | 7:02:46 pm | 11h 32m 36s | -2m 50s | 12:48:44 pm | 42.55° | 6:01:23 am | 7:35:18 pm | 5:28:31 am | 8:08:05 pm | 12h 28m 31s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:53 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:35:05 am | 7:03:13 am | +1m 7s | 6:32:59 pm | -1m 43s | 7:01:04 pm | 11h 29m 46s | -2m 50s | 12:48:26 pm | 42.17° | 6:02:29 am | 7:33:36 pm | 5:29:40 am | 8:06:21 pm | 12h 31m 22s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:35 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:36:12 am | 7:04:21 am | +1m 8s | 6:31:17 pm | -1m 42s | 6:59:23 pm | 11h 26m 56s | -2m 50s | 12:48:09 pm | 41.79° | 6:03:36 am | 7:31:55 pm | 5:30:49 am | 8:04:37 pm | 12h 34m 11s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:18 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:37:18 am | 7:05:28 am | +1m 7s | 6:29:35 pm | -1m 42s | 6:57:43 pm | 11h 24m 7s | -2m 49s | 12:47:52 pm | 41.41° | 6:04:42 am | 7:30:15 pm | 5:31:57 am | 8:02:55 pm | 12h 37m 1s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:01 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:38:25 am | 7:06:36 am | +1m 8s | 6:27:54 pm | -1m 41s | 6:56:03 pm | 11h 21m 18s | -2m 49s | 12:47:35 pm | 41.03° | 6:05:49 am | 7:28:35 pm | 5:33:05 am | 8:01:14 pm | 12h 39m 51s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:43 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:39:31 am | 7:07:45 am | +1m 9s | 6:26:14 pm | -1m 40s | 6:54:25 pm | 11h 18m 29s | -2m 49s | 12:47:19 pm | 40.65° | 6:06:56 am | 7:26:57 pm | 5:34:14 am | 7:59:34 pm | 12h 42m 39s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:47:27 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:40:38 am | 7:08:53 am | +1m 8s | 6:24:34 pm | -1m 40s | 6:52:47 pm | 11h 15m 41s | -2m 48s | 12:47:03 pm | 40.27° | 6:08:02 am | 7:25:19 pm | 5:35:21 am | 7:57:56 pm | 12h 45m 28s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:11 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:41:45 am | 7:10:02 am | +1m 9s | 6:22:55 pm | -1m 39s | 6:51:09 pm | 11h 12m 53s | -2m 48s | 12:46:48 pm | 39.90° | 6:09:09 am | 7:23:43 pm | 5:36:29 am | 7:56:18 pm | 12h 48m 16s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:55 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:42:53 am | 7:11:11 am | +1m 9s | 6:21:17 pm | -1m 38s | 6:49:33 pm | 11h 10m 6s | -2m 48s | 12:46:34 pm | 39.52° | 6:10:15 am | 7:22:07 pm | 5:37:37 am | 7:54:41 pm | 12h 51m 4s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:42 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:44:00 am | 7:12:21 am | +1m 10s | 6:19:39 pm | -1m 38s | 6:47:58 pm | 11h 7m 18s | -2m 47s | 12:46:19 pm | 39.15° | 6:11:22 am | 7:20:33 pm | 5:38:44 am | 7:53:06 pm | 12h 53m 52s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:26 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:45:08 am | 7:13:31 am | +1m 10s | 6:18:02 pm | -1m 37s | 6:46:23 pm | 11h 4m 31s | -2m 47s | 12:46:06 pm | 38.78° | 6:12:29 am | 7:18:59 pm | 5:39:52 am | 7:51:32 pm | 12h 56m 39s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:13 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:46:16 am | 7:14:41 am | +1m 10s | 6:16:26 pm | -1m 36s | 6:44:50 pm | 11h 1m 45s | -2m 46s | 12:45:53 pm | 38.41° | 6:13:35 am | 7:17:27 pm | 5:40:59 am | 7:49:59 pm | 12h 59m 26s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:00 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:47:24 am | 7:15:52 am | +1m 11s | 6:14:51 pm | -1m 35s | 6:43:17 pm | 10h 58m 59s | -2m 46s | 12:45:40 pm | 38.05° | 6:14:42 am | 7:15:56 pm | 5:42:06 am | 7:48:28 pm | 13h 2m 11s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:46 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:48:32 am | 7:17:02 am | +1m 10s | 6:13:17 pm | -1m 34s | 6:41:45 pm | 10h 56m 15s | -2m 45s | 12:45:28 pm | 37.68° | 6:15:49 am | 7:14:25 pm | 5:43:13 am | 7:46:57 pm | 13h 4m 56s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:45:34 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:49:40 am | 7:18:13 am | +1m 11s | 6:11:44 pm | -1m 33s | 6:40:15 pm | 10h 53m 31s | -2m 44s | 12:45:17 pm | 37.32° | 6:16:56 am | 7:12:57 pm | 5:44:20 am | 7:45:29 pm | 13h 7m 41s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:22 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:50:49 am | 7:19:25 am | +1m 12s | 6:10:11 pm | -1m 33s | 6:38:45 pm | 10h 50m 46s | -2m 44s | 12:45:07 pm | 36.97° | 6:18:03 am | 7:11:29 pm | 5:45:27 am | 7:44:01 pm | 13h 10m 26s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:12 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:51:58 am | 7:20:37 am | +1m 12s | 6:08:40 pm | -1m 31s | 6:37:17 pm | 10h 48m 3s | -2m 43s | 12:44:57 pm | 36.61° | 6:19:10 am | 7:10:02 pm | 5:46:34 am | 7:42:35 pm | 13h 13m 9s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:02 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:53:07 am | 7:21:49 am | +1m 12s | 6:07:10 pm | -1m 30s | 6:35:50 pm | 10h 45m 21s | -2m 42s | 12:44:47 pm | 36.26° | 6:20:17 am | 7:08:37 pm | 5:47:41 am | 7:41:10 pm | 13h 15m 51s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:51 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:54:16 am | 7:23:01 am | +1m 12s | 6:05:41 pm | -1m 29s | 6:34:24 pm | 10h 42m 40s | -2m 42s | 12:44:39 pm | 35.91° | 6:21:24 am | 7:07:13 pm | 5:48:48 am | 7:39:47 pm | 13h 18m 33s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:43 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:55:26 am | 7:24:14 am | +1m 13s | 6:04:12 pm | -1m 29s | 6:32:59 pm | 10h 39m 58s | -2m 41s | 12:44:31 pm | 35.56° | 6:22:32 am | 7:05:51 pm | 5:49:54 am | 7:38:25 pm | 13h 21m 15s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:35 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:56:35 am | 7:25:27 am | +1m 13s | 6:02:45 pm | -1m 27s | 6:31:35 pm | 10h 37m 18s | -2m 40s | 12:44:24 pm | 35.21° | 6:23:39 am | 7:04:30 pm | 5:51:01 am | 7:37:05 pm | 13h 23m 55s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:44:28 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:57:45 am | 7:26:40 am | +1m 13s | 6:01:20 pm | -1m 25s | 6:30:13 pm | 10h 34m 40s | -2m 39s | 12:44:17 pm | 34.87° | 6:24:46 am | 7:03:10 pm | 5:52:07 am | 7:35:46 pm | 13h 26m 34s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:20 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:58:55 am | 7:27:54 am | +1m 14s | 5:59:55 pm | -1m 25s | 6:28:52 pm | 10h 32m 1s | -2m 38s | 12:44:12 pm | 34.54° | 6:25:54 am | 7:01:52 pm | 5:53:14 am | 7:34:29 pm | 13h 29m 13s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:15 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:00:05 am | 7:29:08 am | +1m 14s | 5:58:32 pm | -1m 23s | 6:27:33 pm | 10h 29m 24s | -2m 37s | 12:44:07 pm | 34.20° | 6:27:01 am | 7:00:35 pm | 5:54:20 am | 7:33:13 pm | 13h 31m 50s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:09 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:01:16 am | 7:30:22 am | +1m 14s | 5:57:10 pm | -1m 22s | 6:26:15 pm | 10h 26m 48s | -2m 36s | 12:44:03 pm | 33.87° | 6:28:09 am | 6:59:20 pm | 5:55:27 am | 7:31:59 pm | 13h 34m 26s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:05 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:02:26 am | 7:31:36 am | +1m 14s | 5:55:49 pm | -1m 21s | 6:24:58 pm | 10h 24m 13s | -2m 35s | 12:43:59 pm | 33.54° | 6:29:17 am | 6:58:06 pm | 5:56:33 am | 7:30:47 pm | 13h 37m 2s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:00 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:03:37 am | 7:32:51 am | +1m 15s | 5:54:30 pm | -1m 19s | 6:23:43 pm | 10h 21m 39s | -2m 34s | 12:43:57 pm | 33.22° | 6:30:24 am | 6:56:53 pm | 5:57:39 am | 7:29:36 pm | 13h 39m 35s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:58 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Apple River, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Apple River, IL for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Apple River, IL.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Apple River, IL
In Apple River, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:22 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:32 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:27 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:41 pm.
Apple River, IL gets 6h 14m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 18m versus 9h 03m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Apple River, IL Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Apple River. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Apple River.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 70.9° (around Jun 21) in Apple River. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Apple River, IL
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