March 2026 - Chicago, IL - 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 March 2026 in Chicago, IL.
All times are in Chicago's time: Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) until March 8, 2026, and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) from then on.
Eclipses in March 2026 and what can be seen of them from Chicago:
- March 3, 2026: Total lunar eclipse, partly visible from here: the Moon rises or sets during it.
| 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 Length | 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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| Sun, Mar 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:57:20 am | 6:25:17 am | -1m 35s | 5:40:56 pm | +1m 12s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:08:55 pm | 11:15:39 | 2m 47s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:02:47 pm | 40.75° | 5:25:07 am | 6:41:12 pm | 4:52:51 am | 7:13:32 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12:42:45 | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:02:53 am | 7.4° S |
| Mon, Mar 2 | 5:55:47 am | 6:23:41 am | -1m 36s | 5:42:07 pm | +1m 11s | 6:10:05 pm | 11:18:26 | 2m 47s | 12:02:35 pm | 41.13° | 5:23:33 am | 6:42:21 pm | 4:51:16 am | 7:14:43 pm | 12:39:58 | 🌔 (99.9%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:02:42 am | 7.0° S |
| Tue, Mar 3 | 5:54:12 am | 6:22:05 am | -1m 36s | 5:43:18 pm | +1m 11s | 6:11:14 pm | 11:21:13 | 2m 47s | 12:02:22 pm | 41.51° | 5:21:59 am | 6:43:31 pm | 4:49:41 am | 7:15:54 pm | 12:37:10 | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 5:37 amFull moon at 5:37 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
12:02:29 am | 6.6° S |
| Wed, Mar 4 | 5:52:37 am | 6:20:28 am | -1m 37s | 5:44:29 pm | +1m 11s | 6:12:23 pm | 11:24:01 | 2m 48s | 12:02:09 pm | 41.90° | 5:20:24 am | 6:44:40 pm | 4:48:04 am | 7:17:04 pm | 12:34:22 | 🌖 (97%)Waning Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:02:16 am | 6.2° S |
| Thu, Mar 5 | 5:51:01 am | 6:18:51 am | -1m 37s | 5:45:40 pm | +1m 11s | 6:13:33 pm | 11:26:49 | 2m 48s | 12:01:55 pm | 42.28° | 5:18:48 am | 6:45:49 pm | 4:46:26 am | 7:18:15 pm | 12:31:33 | 🌖 (92%)Waning Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:02:02 am | 5.8° S |
| Fri, Mar 6 | 5:49:24 am | 6:17:13 am | -1m 38s | 5:46:50 pm | +1m 10s | 6:14:42 pm | 11:29:37 | 2m 48s | 12:01:41 pm | 42.67° | 5:17:11 am | 6:46:58 pm | 4:44:48 am | 7:19:27 pm | 12:28:44 | 🌖 (86%)Waning Gibbous: 86% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:01:48 am | 5.5° S |
| Sat, Mar 7 | 5:47:46 am | 6:15:34 am | -1m 39s | 5:48:00 pm | +1m 10s | 6:15:51 pm | 11:32:26 | 2m 49s | 12:01:27 pm | 43.06° | 5:15:33 am | 6:48:08 pm | 4:43:08 am | 7:20:38 pm | 12:25:55 | 🌖 (78%)Waning Gibbous: 78% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:01:35 am | 5.1° S |
| Sun, Mar 8 🕐 +1h | 6:46:08 am | 7:13:55 am | -1m 39son the clock: +58m 21s | 6:49:10 pm | +1m 10son the clock: +1h 1m 10s | 7:17:00 pm | 11:35:15 | 2m 49s | 1:01:12 pm | 43.45° | 6:13:55 am | 7:49:17 pm | 5:41:27 am | 8:21:50 pm | 12:23:06 | 🌖 (70%)Waning Gibbous: 70% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:01:20 am | 4.7° S |
| Mon, Mar 9 | 6:44:30 am | 7:12:16 am | -1m 39s | 6:50:19 pm | +1m 9s | 7:18:08 pm | 11:38:03 | 2m 49s | 1:00:57 pm | 43.84° | 6:12:16 am | 7:50:26 pm | 5:39:46 am | 8:23:02 pm | 12:20:17 | 🌖 (61%)Waning Gibbous: 61% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:05 am | 4.3° S |
| Tue, Mar 10 | 6:42:50 am | 7:10:36 am | -1m 40s | 6:51:29 pm | +1m 10s | 7:19:17 pm | 11:40:53 | 2m 49s | 1:00:42 pm | 44.23° | 6:10:36 am | 7:51:36 pm | 5:38:03 am | 8:24:14 pm | 12:17:26 | 🌖 (52%)Waning Gibbous: 52% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:50 am | 3.9° S |
| Wed, Mar 11 | 6:41:10 am | 7:08:55 am | -1m 41s | 6:52:38 pm | +1m 9s | 7:20:26 pm | 11:43:43 | 2m 49s | 1:00:26 pm | 44.63° | 6:08:55 am | 7:52:46 pm | 5:36:19 am | 8:25:27 pm | 12:14:36 | 🌗 (42%) Last quarter at 4:38 amLast quarter at 4:38 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 42% illuminated |
1:00:34 am | 3.5° S |
| Thu, Mar 12 | 6:39:30 am | 7:07:14 am | -1m 41s | 6:53:47 pm | +1m 9s | 7:21:34 pm | 11:46:33 | 2m 50s | 1:00:10 pm | 45.02° | 6:07:13 am | 7:53:55 pm | 5:34:35 am | 8:26:40 pm | 12:11:46 | 🌘 (33%)Waning Crescent: 33% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:19 am | 3.1° S |
| Fri, Mar 13 | 6:37:49 am | 7:05:33 am | -1m 41s | 6:54:55 pm | +1m 8s | 7:22:42 pm | 11:49:22 | 2m 50s | 12:59:53 pm | 45.41° | 6:05:31 am | 7:55:05 pm | 5:32:49 am | 8:27:53 pm | 12:08:57 | 🌘 (24%)Waning Crescent: 24% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:01 am | 2.7° S |
| Sat, Mar 14 | 6:36:08 am | 7:03:52 am | -1m 41s | 6:56:04 pm | +1m 9s | 7:23:51 pm | 11:52:12 | 2m 50s | 12:59:37 pm | 45.81° | 6:03:48 am | 7:56:15 pm | 5:31:03 am | 8:29:06 pm | 12:06:06 | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:46 am | 2.3° S |
| Sun, Mar 15 | 6:34:26 am | 7:02:10 am | -1m 42s | 6:57:12 pm | +1m 8s | 7:24:59 pm | 11:55:02 | 2m 50s | 12:59:20 pm | 46.20° | 6:02:05 am | 7:57:25 pm | 5:29:16 am | 8:30:20 pm | 12:03:16 | 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:29 am | 1.9° S |
| Mon, Mar 16 | 6:32:44 am | 7:00:28 am | -1m 42s | 6:58:20 pm | +1m 8s | 7:26:07 pm | 11:57:52 | 2m 50s | 12:59:03 pm | 46.60° | 6:00:21 am | 7:58:35 pm | 5:27:28 am | 8:31:34 pm | 12:00:26 | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:12 am | 1.5° S |
| Tue, Mar 17 | 6:31:01 am | 6:58:46 am | -1m 42s | 6:59:28 pm | +1m 8s | 7:27:16 pm | 12:00:42 | 2m 50s | 12:58:45 pm | 46.99° | 5:58:37 am | 7:59:46 pm | 5:25:40 am | 8:32:49 pm | 11:57:36 | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:54 am | 1.1° S |
| Wed, Mar 18 | 6:29:19 am | 6:57:04 am | -1m 42s | 7:00:35 pm | +1m 7s | 7:28:24 pm | 12:03:31 | 2m 50s | 12:58:28 pm | 47.39° | 5:56:52 am | 8:00:56 pm | 5:23:51 am | 8:34:04 pm | 11:54:46 | 🌑 (0.1%) New moon at 8:23 pmNew moon at 8:23 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.1% illuminated |
12:58:37 am | 0.7° S |
| Thu, Mar 19 | 6:27:36 am | 6:55:21 am | -1m 43s | 7:01:43 pm | +1m 8s | 7:29:32 pm | 12:06:22 | 2m 50s | 12:58:10 pm | 47.78° | 5:55:06 am | 8:02:07 pm | 5:22:01 am | 8:35:19 pm | 11:51:55 | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:19 am | 0.3° S |
| Fri, Mar 20 | 6:25:52 am | 6:53:38 am | -1m 43s | 7:02:50 pm | +1m 7s | 7:30:40 pm | 12:09:12 | 2m 50s | 12:57:53 pm | 48.18° | 5:53:20 am | 8:03:18 pm | 5:20:10 am | 8:36:35 pm | 11:49:06 | 🌒 (6%)Waxing Crescent: 6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:02 am | 0.1° N |
| Sat, Mar 21 | 6:24:08 am | 6:51:56 am | -1m 42s | 7:03:57 pm | +1m 7s | 7:31:48 pm | 12:12:01 | 2m 50s | 12:57:35 pm | 48.57° | 5:51:34 am | 8:04:29 pm | 5:18:19 am | 8:37:51 pm | 11:46:16 | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:44 am | 0.5° N |
| Sun, Mar 22 | 6:22:25 am | 6:50:13 am | -1m 43s | 7:05:04 pm | +1m 7s | 7:32:57 pm | 12:14:51 | 2m 50s | 12:57:17 pm | 48.97° | 5:49:47 am | 8:05:40 pm | 5:16:27 am | 8:39:08 pm | 11:43:26 | 🌒 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:26 am | 0.8° N |
| Mon, Mar 23 | 6:20:41 am | 6:48:30 am | -1m 43s | 7:06:11 pm | +1m 7s | 7:34:05 pm | 12:17:41 | 2m 50s | 12:56:59 pm | 49.36° | 5:48:00 am | 8:06:51 pm | 5:14:34 am | 8:40:25 pm | 11:40:36 | 🌒 (32%)Waxing Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:08 am | 1.2° N |
| Tue, Mar 24 | 6:18:56 am | 6:46:47 am | -1m 43s | 7:07:18 pm | +1m 7s | 7:35:13 pm | 12:20:31 | 2m 50s | 12:56:41 pm | 49.76° | 5:46:13 am | 8:08:03 pm | 5:12:41 am | 8:41:42 pm | 11:37:46 | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:50 am | 1.6° N |
| Wed, Mar 25 | 6:17:12 am | 6:45:04 am | -1m 43s | 7:08:25 pm | +1m 7s | 7:36:21 pm | 12:23:21 | 2m 50s | 12:56:23 pm | 50.15° | 5:44:25 am | 8:09:15 pm | 5:10:47 am | 8:43:00 pm | 11:34:57 | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 2:17 pmFirst quarter at 2:17 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:56:32 am | 2.0° N |
| Thu, Mar 26 | 6:15:28 am | 6:43:22 am | -1m 42s | 7:09:32 pm | +1m 7s | 7:37:30 pm | 12:26:10 | 2m 49s | 12:56:05 pm | 50.54° | 5:42:37 am | 8:10:27 pm | 5:08:53 am | 8:44:19 pm | 11:32:07 | 🌔 (66%)Waxing Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:14 am | 2.4° N |
| Fri, Mar 27 | 6:13:43 am | 6:41:39 am | -1m 43s | 7:10:38 pm | +1m 6s | 7:38:38 pm | 12:28:59 | 2m 49s | 12:55:47 pm | 50.93° | 5:40:48 am | 8:11:39 pm | 5:06:59 am | 8:45:38 pm | 11:29:18 | 🌔 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:56 am | 2.8° N |
| Sat, Mar 28 | 6:11:59 am | 6:39:56 am | -1m 43s | 7:11:45 pm | +1m 7s | 7:39:47 pm | 12:31:49 | 2m 49s | 12:55:29 pm | 51.32° | 5:39:00 am | 8:12:52 pm | 5:05:03 am | 8:46:58 pm | 11:26:29 | 🌔 (84%)Waxing Gibbous: 84% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:39 am | 3.2° N |
| Sun, Mar 29 | 6:10:14 am | 6:38:14 am | -1m 42s | 7:12:51 pm | +1m 6s | 7:40:55 pm | 12:34:37 | 2m 49s | 12:55:10 pm | 51.71° | 5:37:11 am | 8:14:05 pm | 5:03:08 am | 8:48:18 pm | 11:23:41 | 🌔 (91%)Waxing Gibbous: 91% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:19 am | 3.6° N |
| Mon, Mar 30 | 6:08:30 am | 6:36:32 am | -1m 42s | 7:13:58 pm | +1m 7s | 7:42:04 pm | 12:37:26 | 2m 49s | 12:54:53 pm | 52.10° | 5:35:22 am | 8:15:18 pm | 5:01:12 am | 8:49:38 pm | 11:20:52 | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:02 am | 4.0° N |
| Tue, Mar 31 | 6:06:46 am | 6:34:50 am | -1m 42s | 7:15:04 pm | +1m 6s | 7:43:13 pm | 12:40:14 | 2m 48s | 12:54:35 pm | 52.49° | 5:33:33 am | 8:16:32 pm | 4:59:15 am | 8:50:59 pm | 11:18:04 | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:44 am | 4.4° N |
How the days change in March 2026 in Chicago
The day length increases by 1 hour, 25 minutes over the course of March 2026 in Chicago, Illinois - from 11 hours, 15 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 40 minutes on the last day.
Sunrise ranged from 6:15 am to 7:13 am (average 6:46 am) and moved 51 minutes earlier over the month, but 9 minutes later on the clock, which went forward one hour on March 8. Sunset ranged from 5:40 pm to 7:15 pm (average 6:44 pm) and moved 35 minutes later (1 hour, 35 minutes on the clock).
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