Sunrise and sunset times in Des Plaines, IL
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Des Plaines, IL, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 20, 2026 . Current time: 11:44:13 am
First light at 5:35:23 am
Sunrise time: 6:03:30 am
Sunset time: 7:46:14 pm
Last light at 8:14:20 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 42 minutes
8 hours, 2 minutes left for today's sunset in Des Plaines
Moon will rise on Aug 20 at 2:53 PM
Moon will set on Aug 20 at 11:33 PMMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (56%)🌕 Full moon: Aug 27 at 11:19 PM · 🌑 New moon: Sep 10 at 10:27 PMTomorrow
August 21, 2026
First light at 5:36:31 am
Sunrise time: 6:04:33 am
Sunset time: 7:44:41 pm
Last light at 8:12:43 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 40 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Des Plaines
Moon will rise on Aug 21 at 3:52 PM Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)
- Des Plaines, Illinois
- Latitude: 42.033363
- Longitude: -87.883400
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Des Plaines, IL
The shortest day of the year will be in 4 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 9 minutes.Longest day in Des Plaines, IL
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 0 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 18 minutes.
August 2026 - Des Plaines, 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 Des Plaines.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 14 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Des Plaines, IL - from 14 hours, 28 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 13 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | 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 | 5:13:50 am | 5:43:46 am | 8:11:58 pm | 8:41:55 pm | 14h 28m 12s | 14h 28m 12s | 12:57:52 pm | 59.9° | 4:34:44 am | 9:21:01 pm | 3:51:04 am | 10:04:41 pm | 9h 32m 49s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:14:57 am | 5:44:47 am | 8:10:49 pm | 8:40:39 pm | 14h 26m 2s | -2m -10s | 12:57:48 pm | 59.6° | 4:36:02 am | 9:19:34 pm | 3:52:41 am | 10:02:55 pm | 9h 34m 59s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:16:04 am | 5:45:48 am | 8:09:38 pm | 8:39:22 pm | 14h 23m 50s | -2m -12s | 12:57:43 pm | 59.4° | 4:37:20 am | 9:18:06 pm | 3:54:18 am | 10:01:08 pm | 9h 37m 12s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:17:12 am | 5:46:50 am | 8:08:26 pm | 8:38:03 pm | 14h 21m 36s | -2m -14s | 12:57:38 pm | 59.1° | 4:38:39 am | 9:16:37 pm | 3:55:56 am | 9:59:20 pm | 9h 39m 25s | 🌖 (70%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:18:20 am | 5:47:51 am | 8:07:12 pm | 8:36:44 pm | 14h 19m 21s | -2m -15s | 12:57:32 pm | 58.8° | 4:39:57 am | 9:15:06 pm | 3:57:33 am | 9:57:31 pm | 9h 41m 41s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:19:28 am | 5:48:53 am | 8:05:57 pm | 8:35:22 pm | 14h 17m 4s | -2m -17s | 12:57:25 pm | 58.6° | 4:41:16 am | 9:13:33 pm | 3:59:09 am | 9:55:40 pm | 9h 43m 58s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:20:36 am | 5:49:55 am | 8:04:40 pm | 8:34:00 pm | 14h 14m 45s | -2m -19s | 12:57:18 pm | 58.3° | 4:42:35 am | 9:12:00 pm | 4:00:46 am | 9:53:49 pm | 9h 46m 17s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:21:44 am | 5:50:57 am | 8:03:22 pm | 8:32:36 pm | 14h 12m 25s | -2m -20s | 12:57:10 pm | 58° | 4:43:54 am | 9:10:25 pm | 4:02:22 am | 9:51:57 pm | 9h 48m 38s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:22:52 am | 5:52:00 am | 8:02:03 pm | 8:31:10 pm | 14h 10m 3s | -2m -22s | 12:57:01 pm | 57.7° | 4:45:13 am | 9:08:50 pm | 4:03:59 am | 9:50:04 pm | 9h 50m 59s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:24:00 am | 5:53:02 am | 8:00:42 pm | 8:29:44 pm | 14h 7m 40s | -2m -23s | 12:56:52 pm | 57.4° | 4:46:32 am | 9:07:13 pm | 4:05:34 am | 9:48:10 pm | 9h 53m 23s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:25:09 am | 5:54:05 am | 7:59:20 pm | 8:28:16 pm | 14h 5m 15s | -2m -25s | 12:56:43 pm | 57.1° | 4:47:50 am | 9:05:35 pm | 4:07:10 am | 9:46:15 pm | 9h 55m 47s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:26:17 am | 5:55:07 am | 7:57:57 pm | 8:26:48 pm | 14h 2m 50s | -2m -25s | 12:56:32 pm | 56.8° | 4:49:09 am | 9:03:56 pm | 4:08:45 am | 9:44:20 pm | 9h 58m 13s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:27:26 am | 5:56:10 am | 7:56:33 pm | 8:25:18 pm | 14h 0m 23s | -2m -27s | 12:56:22 pm | 56.5° | 4:50:27 am | 9:02:16 pm | 4:10:20 am | 9:42:24 pm | 10h 0m 40s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:28:34 am | 5:57:13 am | 7:55:08 pm | 8:23:47 pm | 13h 57m 55s | -2m -28s | 12:56:10 pm | 56.2° | 4:51:46 am | 9:00:35 pm | 4:11:54 am | 9:40:27 pm | 10h 3m 8s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:29:42 am | 5:58:16 am | 7:53:41 pm | 8:22:15 pm | 13h 55m 25s | -2m -30s | 12:55:59 pm | 55.9° | 4:53:04 am | 8:58:53 pm | 4:13:27 am | 9:38:30 pm | 10h 5m 38s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:30:51 am | 5:59:19 am | 7:52:14 pm | 8:20:42 pm | 13h 52m 55s | -2m -30s | 12:55:46 pm | 55.6° | 4:54:22 am | 8:57:11 pm | 4:15:01 am | 9:36:32 pm | 10h 8m 7s | 🌒 (15%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:31:59 am | 6:00:21 am | 7:50:45 pm | 8:19:08 pm | 13h 50m 24s | -2m -31s | 12:55:33 pm | 55.3° | 4:55:40 am | 8:55:27 pm | 4:16:33 am | 9:34:34 pm | 10h 10m 39s | 🌒 (23%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:33:07 am | 6:01:24 am | 7:49:16 pm | 8:17:33 pm | 13h 47m 52s | -2m -32s | 12:55:20 pm | 54.9° | 4:56:57 am | 8:53:43 pm | 4:18:05 am | 9:32:35 pm | 10h 13m 11s | 🌒 (32%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:34:15 am | 6:02:27 am | 7:47:45 pm | 8:15:57 pm | 13h 45m 18s | -2m -34s | 12:55:06 pm | 54.6° | 4:58:14 am | 8:51:58 pm | 4:19:37 am | 9:30:36 pm | 10h 15m 45s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:35:23 am | 6:03:30 am | 7:46:14 pm | 8:14:20 pm | 13h 42m 44s | -2m -34s | 12:54:52 pm | 54.3° | 4:59:31 am | 8:50:13 pm | 4:21:08 am | 9:28:36 pm | 10h 18m 19s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:36:31 am | 6:04:33 am | 7:44:41 pm | 8:12:43 pm | 13h 40m 8s | -2m -36s | 12:54:37 pm | 54° | 5:00:48 am | 8:48:26 pm | 4:22:38 am | 9:26:36 pm | 10h 20m 55s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:37:39 am | 6:05:36 am | 7:43:08 pm | 8:11:05 pm | 13h 37m 32s | -2m -36s | 12:54:22 pm | 53.6° | 5:02:04 am | 8:46:40 pm | 4:24:08 am | 9:24:36 pm | 10h 23m 31s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:38:46 am | 6:06:39 am | 7:41:34 pm | 8:09:26 pm | 13h 34m 55s | -2m -37s | 12:54:06 pm | 53.3° | 5:03:20 am | 8:44:52 pm | 4:25:37 am | 9:22:35 pm | 10h 26m 7s | 🌔 (78%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:39:54 am | 6:07:41 am | 7:39:59 pm | 8:07:46 pm | 13h 32m 18s | -2m -37s | 12:53:50 pm | 52.9° | 5:04:36 am | 8:43:04 pm | 4:27:05 am | 9:20:35 pm | 10h 28m 45s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:41:01 am | 6:08:44 am | 7:38:23 pm | 8:06:06 pm | 13h 29m 39s | -2m -39s | 12:53:33 pm | 52.6° | 5:05:51 am | 8:41:16 pm | 4:28:33 am | 9:18:34 pm | 10h 31m 24s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:42:08 am | 6:09:47 am | 7:36:46 pm | 8:04:25 pm | 13h 26m 59s | -2m -40s | 12:53:16 pm | 52.2° | 5:07:06 am | 8:39:27 pm | 4:30:00 am | 9:16:32 pm | 10h 34m 3s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:43:15 am | 6:10:49 am | 7:35:09 pm | 8:02:43 pm | 13h 24m 20s | -2m -39s | 12:52:59 pm | 51.9° | 5:08:21 am | 8:37:38 pm | 4:31:27 am | 9:14:31 pm | 10h 36m 43s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:44:22 am | 6:11:52 am | 7:33:31 pm | 8:01:01 pm | 13h 21m 39s | -2m -41s | 12:52:41 pm | 51.5° | 5:09:35 am | 8:35:48 pm | 4:32:53 am | 9:12:30 pm | 10h 39m 23s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:45:28 am | 6:12:54 am | 7:31:52 pm | 7:59:18 pm | 13h 18m 58s | -2m -41s | 12:52:23 pm | 51.2° | 5:10:49 am | 8:33:58 pm | 4:34:18 am | 9:10:28 pm | 10h 42m 5s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:46:35 am | 6:13:57 am | 7:30:13 pm | 7:57:35 pm | 13h 16m 16s | -2m -42s | 12:52:05 pm | 50.8° | 5:12:02 am | 8:32:07 pm | 4:35:43 am | 9:08:27 pm | 10h 44m 46s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:47:41 am | 6:14:59 am | 7:28:33 pm | 7:55:51 pm | 13h 13m 34s | -2m -42s | 12:51:46 pm | 50.5° | 5:13:16 am | 8:30:17 pm | 4:37:07 am | 9:06:26 pm | 10h 47m 29s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Des Plaines, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Des Plaines, 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 Des Plaines, IL.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Des Plaines, IL
In Des Plaines, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:13 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:21 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:21 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:33 pm.
Des Plaines, IL gets 6h 08m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 18m versus 9h 09m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
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