May 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 May 2026 in Chicago, IL.
All times are in Chicago's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
| 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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| Fri, May 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:16:16 am | 5:46:38 am | -1m 20s | 7:49:16 pm | +1m 5s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:19:44 pm | 14:02:38 | 2m 26s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:47:36 pm | 63.36° | 4:39:07 am | 8:57:05 pm | 3:58:38 am | 9:37:51 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.09:56:03 | 🌕 (99.6%) Full moon at 12:23 pmFull moon at 12:23 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.6% illuminated |
12:47:40 am | 15.2° N |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:14:51 am | 5:45:19 am | -1m 19s | 7:50:22 pm | +1m 6s | 8:20:56 pm | 14:05:03 | 2m 24s | 12:47:29 pm | 63.66° | 4:37:31 am | 8:58:27 pm | 3:56:46 am | 9:39:30 pm | 09:53:39 | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:32 am | 15.5° N |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:13:27 am | 5:44:01 am | -1m 18s | 7:51:27 pm | +1m 5s | 8:22:07 pm | 14:07:26 | 2m 23s | 12:47:23 pm | 63.96° | 4:35:57 am | 8:59:49 pm | 3:54:55 am | 9:41:09 pm | 09:51:17 | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:26 am | 15.8° N |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:12:05 am | 5:42:44 am | -1m 17s | 7:52:32 pm | +1m 5s | 8:23:18 pm | 14:09:48 | 2m 21s | 12:47:17 pm | 64.24° | 4:34:23 am | 9:01:11 pm | 3:53:04 am | 9:42:48 pm | 09:48:57 | 🌖 (89%)Waning Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:20 am | 16.1° N |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:10:43 am | 5:41:29 am | -1m 15s | 7:53:37 pm | +1m 5s | 8:24:29 pm | 14:12:08 | 2m 20s | 12:47:12 pm | 64.53° | 4:32:51 am | 9:02:33 pm | 3:51:15 am | 9:44:28 pm | 09:46:38 | 🌖 (83%)Waning Gibbous: 83% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:14 am | 16.4° N |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:09:23 am | 5:40:15 am | -1m 14s | 7:54:41 pm | +1m 4s | 8:25:40 pm | 14:14:26 | 2m 18s | 12:47:08 pm | 64.81° | 4:31:20 am | 9:03:55 pm | 3:49:26 am | 9:46:08 pm | 09:44:22 | 🌖 (75%)Waning Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:10 am | 16.7° N |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:08:04 am | 5:39:03 am | -1m 12s | 7:55:45 pm | +1m 4s | 8:26:51 pm | 14:16:42 | 2m 17s | 12:47:04 pm | 65.09° | 4:29:51 am | 9:05:16 pm | 3:47:38 am | 9:47:47 pm | 09:42:07 | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:06 am | 17.0° N |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:06:47 am | 5:37:52 am | -1m 11s | 7:56:49 pm | +1m 4s | 8:28:01 pm | 14:18:57 | 2m 15s | 12:47:01 pm | 65.36° | 4:28:22 am | 9:06:38 pm | 3:45:52 am | 9:49:27 pm | 09:39:54 | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:03 am | 17.2° N |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:05:31 am | 5:36:43 am | -1m 9s | 7:57:53 pm | +1m 4s | 8:29:11 pm | 14:21:10 | 2m 13s | 12:46:58 pm | 65.62° | 4:26:55 am | 9:07:59 pm | 3:44:06 am | 9:51:07 pm | 09:37:42 | 🌗 (47%) Last quarter at 4:10 pmLast quarter at 4:10 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 47% illuminated |
12:46:59 am | 17.5° N |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:04:16 am | 5:35:35 am | -1m 8s | 7:58:56 pm | +1m 3s | 8:30:21 pm | 14:23:21 | 2m 11s | 12:46:56 pm | 65.88° | 4:25:30 am | 9:09:20 pm | 3:42:22 am | 9:52:47 pm | 09:35:32 | 🌘 (37%)Waning Crescent: 37% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:57 am | 17.8° N |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:03:03 am | 5:34:28 am | -1m 7s | 7:59:59 pm | +1m 3s | 8:31:31 pm | 14:25:31 | 2m 9s | 12:46:54 pm | 66.14° | 4:24:05 am | 9:10:40 pm | 3:40:39 am | 9:54:26 pm | 09:33:24 | 🌘 (27%)Waning Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:55 am | 18.0° N |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:01:52 am | 5:33:23 am | -1m 5s | 8:01:01 pm | +1m 2s | 8:32:39 pm | 14:27:38 | 2m 7s | 12:46:53 pm | 66.39° | 4:22:43 am | 9:12:00 pm | 3:38:57 am | 9:56:06 pm | 09:31:19 | 🌘 (18%)Waning Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:53 am | 18.3° N |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:00:42 am | 5:32:20 am | -1m 3s | 8:02:03 pm | +1m 2s | 8:33:48 pm | 14:29:43 | 2m 5s | 12:46:53 pm | 66.64° | 4:21:22 am | 9:13:20 pm | 3:37:16 am | 9:57:45 pm | 09:29:15 | 🌘 (10%)Waning Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:53 am | 18.5° N |
| Thu, May 14 | 4:59:34 am | 5:31:18 am | -1m 2s | 8:03:05 pm | +1m 2s | 8:34:56 pm | 14:31:47 | 2m 3s | 12:46:53 pm | 66.88° | 4:20:02 am | 9:14:39 pm | 3:35:37 am | 9:59:24 pm | 09:27:13 | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:53 am | 18.8° N |
| Fri, May 15 | 4:58:27 am | 5:30:18 am | -1m 0s | 8:04:06 pm | +1m 1s | 8:36:03 pm | 14:33:48 | 2m 1s | 12:46:53 pm | 67.12° | 4:18:44 am | 9:15:58 pm | 3:34:00 am | 10:01:02 pm | 09:25:13 | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:52 am | 19.0° N |
| Sat, May 16 | 4:57:22 am | 5:29:19 am | -59s | 8:05:06 pm | +1m 0s | 8:37:10 pm | 14:35:47 | 1m 59s | 12:46:55 pm | 67.35° | 4:17:28 am | 9:17:16 pm | 3:32:24 am | 10:02:40 pm | 09:23:16 | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 3:01 pmNew moon at 3:01 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:46:54 am | 19.2° N |
| Sun, May 17 | 4:56:19 am | 5:28:22 am | -57s | 8:06:06 pm | +1m 0s | 8:38:16 pm | 14:37:44 | 1m 57s | 12:46:57 pm | 67.57° | 4:16:13 am | 9:18:33 pm | 3:30:49 am | 10:04:17 pm | 09:21:21 | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:56 am | 19.4° N |
| Mon, May 18 | 4:55:17 am | 5:27:27 am | -55s | 8:07:05 pm | +59s | 8:39:22 pm | 14:39:38 | 1m 54s | 12:46:59 pm | 67.79° | 4:15:00 am | 9:19:50 pm | 3:29:17 am | 10:05:54 pm | 09:19:29 | 🌒 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:58 am | 19.7° N |
| Tue, May 19 | 4:54:17 am | 5:26:34 am | -53s | 8:08:04 pm | +59s | 8:40:27 pm | 14:41:30 | 1m 52s | 12:47:02 pm | 68.00° | 4:13:50 am | 9:21:06 pm | 3:27:46 am | 10:07:30 pm | 09:17:38 | 🌒 (16%)Waxing Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:01 am | 19.9° N |
| Wed, May 20 | 4:53:19 am | 5:25:42 am | -52s | 8:09:01 pm | +57s | 8:41:31 pm | 14:43:19 | 1m 49s | 12:47:05 pm | 68.21° | 4:12:41 am | 9:22:21 pm | 3:26:17 am | 10:09:05 pm | 09:15:51 | 🌒 (26%)Waxing Crescent: 26% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:03 am | 20.1° N |
| Thu, May 21 | 4:52:23 am | 5:24:52 am | -50s | 8:09:58 pm | +57s | 8:42:34 pm | 14:45:06 | 1m 47s | 12:47:09 pm | 68.42° | 4:11:34 am | 9:23:35 pm | 3:24:50 am | 10:10:39 pm | 09:14:06 | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:07 am | 20.3° N |
| Fri, May 22 | 4:51:29 am | 5:24:04 am | -48s | 8:10:55 pm | +57s | 8:43:36 pm | 14:46:51 | 1m 44s | 12:47:14 pm | 68.61° | 4:10:28 am | 9:24:48 pm | 3:23:25 am | 10:12:11 pm | 09:12:23 | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:12 am | 20.5° N |
| Sat, May 23 | 4:50:37 am | 5:23:18 am | -46s | 8:11:50 pm | +55s | 8:44:38 pm | 14:48:32 | 1m 41s | 12:47:19 pm | 68.80° | 4:09:25 am | 9:26:00 pm | 3:22:02 am | 10:13:43 pm | 09:10:44 | 🌓 (58%) First quarter at 6:10 amFirst quarter at 6:10 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
12:47:17 am | 20.7° N |
| Sun, May 24 | 4:49:47 am | 5:22:34 am | -44s | 8:12:45 pm | +55s | 8:45:38 pm | 14:50:11 | 1m 39s | 12:47:24 pm | 68.99° | 4:08:25 am | 9:27:11 pm | 3:20:41 am | 10:15:14 pm | 09:09:07 | 🌔 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:21 am | 20.9° N |
| Mon, May 25 | 4:48:59 am | 5:21:52 am | -42s | 8:13:38 pm | +53s | 8:46:37 pm | 14:51:46 | 1m 36s | 12:47:30 pm | 69.17° | 4:07:26 am | 9:28:21 pm | 3:19:23 am | 10:16:43 pm | 09:07:33 | 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:27 am | 21.0° N |
| Tue, May 26 | 4:48:12 am | 5:21:11 am | -41s | 8:14:31 pm | +53s | 8:47:36 pm | 14:53:20 | 1m 33s | 12:47:37 pm | 69.34° | 4:06:29 am | 9:29:29 pm | 3:18:07 am | 10:18:11 pm | 09:06:02 | 🌔 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:34 am | 21.2° N |
| Wed, May 27 | 4:47:28 am | 5:20:33 am | -38s | 8:15:22 pm | +51s | 8:48:33 pm | 14:54:49 | 1m 30s | 12:47:44 pm | 69.51° | 4:05:35 am | 9:30:36 pm | 3:16:53 am | 10:19:37 pm | 09:04:34 | 🌔 (91%)Waxing Gibbous: 91% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:41 am | 21.4° N |
| Thu, May 28 | 4:46:46 am | 5:19:56 am | -37s | 8:16:13 pm | +51s | 8:49:29 pm | 14:56:17 | 1m 27s | 12:47:51 pm | 69.67° | 4:04:43 am | 9:31:42 pm | 3:15:42 am | 10:21:01 pm | 09:03:09 | 🌔 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:47 am | 21.5° N |
| Fri, May 29 | 4:46:06 am | 5:19:22 am | -34s | 8:17:02 pm | +49s | 8:50:23 pm | 14:57:40 | 1m 24s | 12:47:59 pm | 69.82° | 4:03:53 am | 9:32:46 pm | 3:14:34 am | 10:22:24 pm | 09:01:47 | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:55 am | 21.7° N |
| Sat, May 30 | 4:45:28 am | 5:18:49 am | -33s | 8:17:51 pm | +49s | 8:51:17 pm | 14:59:02 | 1m 21s | 12:48:08 pm | 69.97° | 4:03:06 am | 9:33:49 pm | 3:13:28 am | 10:23:44 pm | 09:00:28 | 🌔 (99.7%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:04 am | 21.8° N |
| Sun, May 31 | 4:44:53 am | 5:18:19 am | -30s | 8:18:38 pm | +47s | 8:52:09 pm | 15:00:19 | 1m 18s | 12:48:16 pm | 70.11° | 4:02:21 am | 9:34:50 pm | 3:12:25 am | 10:25:03 pm | 08:59:12 | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 3:45 amFull moon at 3:45 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
12:48:12 am | 22.0° N |
How the days change in May 2026 in Chicago
The day length increases by 58 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Chicago, Illinois - from 14 hours, 2 minutes on the first day to 15 hours on the last day.
Sunrise ranged from 5:18 am to 5:46 am (average 5:30 am) and moved 28 minutes earlier over the month. Sunset ranged from 7:49 pm to 8:18 pm (average 8:04 pm) and moved 29 minutes later.
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