Sunrise and sunset times in Chicago, IL
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Chicago, IL, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 2, 2026 . Current time: 9:57:14 am
First light at 5:14:25 am
Sunrise time: 5:44:10 am
Sunset time: 8:09:25 pm
Last light at 8:39:09 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 25 minutes
10 hours, 12 minutes left for today's sunset in Chicago
Moon set on Aug 2 at 9:53 AM
Moon will rise on Aug 2 at 9:58 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (84%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 12:37 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 27 at 11:19 PMTomorrow
August 3, 2026
First light at 5:15:32 am
Sunrise time: 5:45:10 am
Sunset time: 8:08:14 pm
Last light at 8:37:52 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 23 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Chicago
Moon will set on Aug 3 at 11:01 AM Moon will rise on Aug 3 at 10:19 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (70%)
- Chicago, Illinois
- Latitude: 41.878113
- Longitude: -87.629799
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Chicago, IL
The shortest day of the year will be in 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 11 minutes.Longest day in Chicago, IL
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 11 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 16 minutes.
August 2026 - Chicago, 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 August in Chicago.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 14 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Chicago, IL - from 14 hours, 27 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 13 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:13:19 am | 5:43:09 am | 8:10:34 pm | 8:40:24 pm | 14h 27m 25s | 14h 27m 25s | 12:56:51 pm | 59.7° | 4:34:22 am | 9:19:21 pm | 3:50:56 am | 10:02:47 pm | 9h 33m 36s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:14:25 am | 5:44:10 am | 8:09:25 pm | 8:39:09 pm | 14h 25m 15s | -2m -10s | 12:56:47 pm | 59.5° | 4:35:39 am | 9:17:55 pm | 3:52:32 am | 10:01:02 pm | 9h 35m 45s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:15:32 am | 5:45:10 am | 8:08:14 pm | 8:37:52 pm | 14h 23m 4s | -2m -11s | 12:56:42 pm | 59.2° | 4:36:57 am | 9:16:28 pm | 3:54:09 am | 9:59:16 pm | 9h 37m 57s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:16:39 am | 5:46:11 am | 8:07:02 pm | 8:36:34 pm | 14h 20m 51s | -2m -13s | 12:56:37 pm | 59° | 4:38:15 am | 9:14:59 pm | 3:55:45 am | 9:57:29 pm | 9h 40m 11s | 🌖 (70%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:17:47 am | 5:47:13 am | 8:05:49 pm | 8:35:15 pm | 14h 18m 36s | -2m -15s | 12:56:31 pm | 58.7° | 4:39:33 am | 9:13:28 pm | 3:57:21 am | 9:55:41 pm | 9h 42m 25s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:18:54 am | 5:48:14 am | 8:04:34 pm | 8:33:54 pm | 14h 16m 20s | -2m -16s | 12:56:24 pm | 58.4° | 4:40:51 am | 9:11:57 pm | 3:58:57 am | 9:53:51 pm | 9h 44m 42s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:20:02 am | 5:49:16 am | 8:03:18 pm | 8:32:32 pm | 14h 14m 2s | -2m -18s | 12:56:17 pm | 58.1° | 4:42:09 am | 9:10:24 pm | 4:00:33 am | 9:52:01 pm | 9h 46m 59s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:21:09 am | 5:50:17 am | 8:02:00 pm | 8:31:08 pm | 14h 11m 43s | -2m -19s | 12:56:09 pm | 57.9° | 4:43:28 am | 9:08:50 pm | 4:02:08 am | 9:50:09 pm | 9h 49m 19s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:22:17 am | 5:51:19 am | 8:00:41 pm | 8:29:44 pm | 14h 9m 22s | -2m -21s | 12:56:00 pm | 57.6° | 4:44:46 am | 9:07:15 pm | 4:03:43 am | 9:48:17 pm | 9h 51m 40s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:23:25 am | 5:52:21 am | 7:59:21 pm | 8:28:18 pm | 14h 7m 0s | -2m -22s | 12:55:51 pm | 57.3° | 4:46:04 am | 9:05:38 pm | 4:05:18 am | 9:46:24 pm | 9h 54m 3s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:24:33 am | 5:53:24 am | 7:58:00 pm | 8:26:50 pm | 14h 4m 36s | -2m -24s | 12:55:42 pm | 57° | 4:47:22 am | 9:04:01 pm | 4:06:53 am | 9:44:30 pm | 9h 56m 26s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:25:41 am | 5:54:26 am | 7:56:37 pm | 8:25:22 pm | 14h 2m 11s | -2m -25s | 12:55:32 pm | 56.7° | 4:48:40 am | 9:02:23 pm | 4:08:27 am | 9:42:36 pm | 9h 58m 51s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:26:49 am | 5:55:28 am | 7:55:13 pm | 8:23:53 pm | 13h 59m 45s | -2m -26s | 12:55:21 pm | 56.4° | 4:49:58 am | 9:00:43 pm | 4:10:01 am | 9:40:41 pm | 10h 1m 18s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:27:57 am | 5:56:31 am | 7:53:49 pm | 8:22:22 pm | 13h 57m 18s | -2m -27s | 12:55:10 pm | 56.1° | 4:51:16 am | 8:59:03 pm | 4:11:34 am | 9:38:45 pm | 10h 3m 44s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:29:05 am | 5:57:33 am | 7:52:23 pm | 8:20:51 pm | 13h 54m 50s | -2m -28s | 12:54:58 pm | 55.7° | 4:52:34 am | 8:57:22 pm | 4:13:07 am | 9:36:48 pm | 10h 6m 12s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:30:12 am | 5:58:35 am | 7:50:55 pm | 8:19:18 pm | 13h 52m 20s | -2m -30s | 12:54:45 pm | 55.4° | 4:53:51 am | 8:55:40 pm | 4:14:40 am | 9:34:51 pm | 10h 8m 43s | 🌒 (15%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:31:20 am | 5:59:38 am | 7:49:27 pm | 8:17:45 pm | 13h 49m 49s | -2m -31s | 12:54:33 pm | 55.1° | 4:55:08 am | 8:53:57 pm | 4:16:11 am | 9:32:54 pm | 10h 11m 13s | 🌒 (23%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:32:28 am | 6:00:40 am | 7:47:58 pm | 8:16:10 pm | 13h 47m 18s | -2m -31s | 12:54:19 pm | 54.8° | 4:56:25 am | 8:52:14 pm | 4:17:43 am | 9:30:56 pm | 10h 13m 45s | 🌒 (32%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:33:35 am | 6:01:43 am | 7:46:28 pm | 8:14:35 pm | 13h 44m 45s | -2m -33s | 12:54:05 pm | 54.5° | 4:57:41 am | 8:50:29 pm | 4:19:13 am | 9:28:57 pm | 10h 16m 17s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:34:43 am | 6:02:45 am | 7:44:57 pm | 8:12:59 pm | 13h 42m 12s | -2m -33s | 12:53:51 pm | 54.1° | 4:58:58 am | 8:48:44 pm | 4:20:44 am | 9:26:58 pm | 10h 18m 51s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:35:50 am | 6:03:48 am | 7:43:25 pm | 8:11:22 pm | 13h 39m 37s | -2m -35s | 12:53:36 pm | 53.8° | 5:00:14 am | 8:46:59 pm | 4:22:13 am | 9:24:59 pm | 10h 21m 25s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:36:57 am | 6:04:50 am | 7:41:52 pm | 8:09:44 pm | 13h 37m 2s | -2m -35s | 12:53:21 pm | 53.5° | 5:01:30 am | 8:45:12 pm | 4:23:42 am | 9:23:00 pm | 10h 24m 0s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:38:05 am | 6:05:52 am | 7:40:18 pm | 8:08:06 pm | 13h 34m 26s | -2m -36s | 12:53:05 pm | 53.1° | 5:02:45 am | 8:43:25 pm | 4:25:11 am | 9:21:00 pm | 10h 26m 37s | 🌔 (78%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:39:11 am | 6:06:55 am | 7:38:44 pm | 8:06:27 pm | 13h 31m 49s | -2m -37s | 12:52:49 pm | 52.8° | 5:04:00 am | 8:41:38 pm | 4:26:38 am | 9:19:00 pm | 10h 29m 13s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:40:18 am | 6:07:57 am | 7:37:08 pm | 8:04:47 pm | 13h 29m 11s | -2m -38s | 12:52:33 pm | 52.4° | 5:05:15 am | 8:39:50 pm | 4:28:05 am | 9:17:00 pm | 10h 31m 51s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:41:25 am | 6:08:59 am | 7:35:32 pm | 8:03:06 pm | 13h 26m 33s | -2m -38s | 12:52:16 pm | 52.1° | 5:06:29 am | 8:38:02 pm | 4:29:32 am | 9:14:59 pm | 10h 34m 29s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:42:31 am | 6:10:01 am | 7:33:55 pm | 8:01:25 pm | 13h 23m 54s | -2m -39s | 12:51:58 pm | 51.7° | 5:07:43 am | 8:36:13 pm | 4:30:58 am | 9:12:59 pm | 10h 37m 8s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:43:38 am | 6:11:03 am | 7:32:18 pm | 7:59:43 pm | 13h 21m 15s | -2m -39s | 12:51:41 pm | 51.4° | 5:08:57 am | 8:34:24 pm | 4:32:23 am | 9:10:58 pm | 10h 39m 47s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:44:44 am | 6:12:05 am | 7:30:40 pm | 7:58:01 pm | 13h 18m 35s | -2m -40s | 12:51:22 pm | 51° | 5:10:10 am | 8:32:35 pm | 4:33:47 am | 9:08:57 pm | 10h 42m 27s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:45:50 am | 6:13:07 am | 7:29:01 pm | 7:56:19 pm | 13h 15m 54s | -2m -41s | 12:51:04 pm | 50.7° | 5:11:23 am | 8:30:45 pm | 4:35:11 am | 9:06:57 pm | 10h 45m 8s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:46:55 am | 6:14:09 am | 7:27:21 pm | 7:54:35 pm | 13h 13m 12s | -2m -42s | 12:50:45 pm | 50.3° | 5:12:36 am | 8:28:55 pm | 4:36:35 am | 9:04:56 pm | 10h 47m 50s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Chicago, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Chicago, 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 Chicago, IL.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Chicago, IL
In Chicago, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:13 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:20 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:20 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:31 pm.
Chicago, IL gets 6h 05m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 16m versus 9h 11m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
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