Sunrise and sunset times in Des Plaines, IL
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 5:34:44 pm
Night ends at 5:37 am5:36:41 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 6:42 am6:41:34 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: 7:09:56 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: 6:01:57 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 6:30 pm6:30:18 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 7:35 pm7:35:05 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: 4.04° · Azimuth: 251.8° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 52 minutes
27 minutes left for today's sunset in Des Plaines
Moon set on Oct 20 at 12:57 am
Moon rose on Oct 20 at 3:27 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 5:38 am5:37:47 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 6:43 am6:42:41 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: 7:11:07 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: 6:00:27 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 6:29 pm6:28:51 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 7:34 pm7:33:40 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, 49 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Des Plaines
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:03 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 3:49 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Des Plaines, Illinois
- Latitude: 42.033363 (North)
- Longitude: -87.8834 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Des Plaines, 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, 6 minutes.Longest day in Des Plaines, 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, 14 minutes.
October 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 October in Des Plaines.
All times are in Des Plaines's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 21 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Des Plaines, IL - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 23 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.6:20:46 am | 6:48:38 am | +1m 5s | 6:32:57 pm | -1m 43s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:00:45 pm | 11h 44m 19s | -2m 48s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:41:08 pm | 44.57° | 5:48:21 am | 7:33:06 pm | 5:15:34 am | 8:05:47 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 16m 46s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:18 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:21:50 am | 6:49:43 am | +1m 5s | 6:31:13 pm | -1m 44s | 6:59:03 pm | 11h 41m 30s | -2m 48s | 12:40:48 pm | 44.18° | 5:49:26 am | 7:31:22 pm | 5:16:42 am | 8:04:01 pm | 12h 19m 35s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:57 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:22:55 am | 6:50:48 am | +1m 5s | 6:29:31 pm | -1m 42s | 6:57:21 pm | 11h 38m 43s | -2m 48s | 12:40:30 pm | 43.80° | 5:50:32 am | 7:29:40 pm | 5:17:51 am | 8:02:15 pm | 12h 22m 22s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:40:40 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:23:59 am | 6:51:53 am | +1m 5s | 6:27:49 pm | -1m 42s | 6:55:39 pm | 11h 35m 56s | -2m 47s | 12:40:11 pm | 43.41° | 5:51:37 am | 7:27:57 pm | 5:18:58 am | 8:00:31 pm | 12h 25m 9s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:20 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:25:04 am | 6:52:58 am | +1m 5s | 6:26:07 pm | -1m 42s | 6:53:58 pm | 11h 33m 9s | -2m 47s | 12:39:53 pm | 43.03° | 5:52:42 am | 7:26:16 pm | 5:20:06 am | 7:58:47 pm | 12h 27m 57s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:02 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:26:09 am | 6:54:04 am | +1m 6s | 6:24:26 pm | -1m 41s | 6:52:18 pm | 11h 30m 22s | -2m 47s | 12:39:35 pm | 42.64° | 5:53:48 am | 7:24:36 pm | 5:21:14 am | 7:57:05 pm | 12h 30m 44s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:44 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:27:14 am | 6:55:10 am | +1m 6s | 6:22:45 pm | -1m 41s | 6:50:39 pm | 11h 27m 35s | -2m 47s | 12:39:17 pm | 42.26° | 5:54:53 am | 7:22:56 pm | 5:22:21 am | 7:55:23 pm | 12h 33m 32s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:26 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:28:19 am | 6:56:17 am | +1m 7s | 6:21:05 pm | -1m 40s | 6:49:00 pm | 11h 24m 48s | -2m 47s | 12:39:00 pm | 41.88° | 5:55:58 am | 7:21:17 pm | 5:23:28 am | 7:53:42 pm | 12h 36m 18s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:08 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:29:24 am | 6:57:23 am | +1m 6s | 6:19:25 pm | -1m 40s | 6:47:22 pm | 11h 22m 2s | -2m 46s | 12:38:44 pm | 41.50° | 5:57:03 am | 7:19:39 pm | 5:24:35 am | 7:52:03 pm | 12h 39m 5s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:52 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:30:29 am | 6:58:30 am | +1m 7s | 6:17:46 pm | -1m 39s | 6:45:44 pm | 11h 19m 16s | -2m 46s | 12:38:28 pm | 41.12° | 5:58:08 am | 7:18:02 pm | 5:25:41 am | 7:50:24 pm | 12h 41m 51s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:38:36 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:31:35 am | 6:59:37 am | +1m 7s | 6:16:08 pm | -1m 38s | 6:44:07 pm | 11h 16m 31s | -2m 46s | 12:38:12 pm | 40.75° | 5:59:13 am | 7:16:26 pm | 5:26:48 am | 7:48:47 pm | 12h 44m 37s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:20 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:32:41 am | 7:00:45 am | +1m 8s | 6:14:30 pm | -1m 38s | 6:42:32 pm | 11h 13m 45s | -2m 45s | 12:37:57 pm | 40.37° | 6:00:19 am | 7:14:50 pm | 5:27:54 am | 7:47:11 pm | 12h 47m 23s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:05 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:33:47 am | 7:01:53 am | +1m 8s | 6:12:53 pm | -1m 37s | 6:40:57 pm | 11h 11m 0s | -2m 45s | 12:37:42 pm | 40.00° | 6:01:24 am | 7:13:16 pm | 5:29:00 am | 7:45:36 pm | 12h 50m 8s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:49 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:34:53 am | 7:03:01 am | +1m 8s | 6:11:17 pm | -1m 36s | 6:39:22 pm | 11h 8m 16s | -2m 44s | 12:37:28 pm | 39.62° | 6:02:29 am | 7:11:43 pm | 5:30:07 am | 7:44:02 pm | 12h 52m 52s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:35 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:35:59 am | 7:04:09 am | +1m 8s | 6:09:41 pm | -1m 36s | 6:37:49 pm | 11h 5m 32s | -2m 44s | 12:37:14 pm | 39.25° | 6:03:35 am | 7:10:11 pm | 5:31:13 am | 7:42:29 pm | 12h 55m 37s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:21 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:37:06 am | 7:05:18 am | +1m 9s | 6:08:07 pm | -1m 34s | 6:36:17 pm | 11h 2m 49s | -2m 43s | 12:37:01 pm | 38.89° | 6:04:40 am | 7:08:40 pm | 5:32:18 am | 7:40:58 pm | 12h 58m 20s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:07 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:38:12 am | 7:06:27 am | +1m 9s | 6:06:33 pm | -1m 34s | 6:34:46 pm | 11h 0m 6s | -2m 43s | 12:36:49 pm | 38.52° | 6:05:45 am | 7:07:10 pm | 5:33:24 am | 7:39:27 pm | 13h 1m 3s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:55 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:39:19 am | 7:07:36 am | +1m 9s | 6:05:00 pm | -1m 33s | 6:33:15 pm | 10h 57m 24s | -2m 42s | 12:36:37 pm | 38.16° | 6:06:51 am | 7:05:41 pm | 5:34:30 am | 7:37:59 pm | 13h 3m 46s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:36:43 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:40:26 am | 7:08:46 am | +1m 10s | 6:03:28 pm | -1m 32s | 6:31:46 pm | 10h 54m 42s | -2m 42s | 12:36:26 pm | 37.80° | 6:07:56 am | 7:04:14 pm | 5:35:36 am | 7:36:31 pm | 13h 6m 28s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:32 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:41:34 am | 7:09:56 am | +1m 10s | 6:01:57 pm | -1m 31s | 6:30:18 pm | 10h 52m 1s | -2m 41s | 12:36:15 pm | 37.44° | 6:09:02 am | 7:02:47 pm | 5:36:41 am | 7:35:05 pm | 13h 9m 10s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:20 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:42:41 am | 7:11:07 am | +1m 11s | 6:00:27 pm | -1m 30s | 6:28:51 pm | 10h 49m 20s | -2m 40s | 12:36:05 pm | 37.08° | 6:10:08 am | 7:01:22 pm | 5:37:47 am | 7:33:40 pm | 13h 11m 50s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:10 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:43:49 am | 7:12:17 am | +1m 10s | 5:58:58 pm | -1m 29s | 6:27:25 pm | 10h 46m 41s | -2m 40s | 12:35:56 pm | 36.73° | 6:11:14 am | 6:59:58 pm | 5:38:52 am | 7:32:17 pm | 13h 14m 30s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:01 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:44:57 am | 7:13:28 am | +1m 11s | 5:57:31 pm | -1m 27s | 6:26:00 pm | 10h 44m 3s | -2m 39s | 12:35:47 pm | 36.38° | 6:12:20 am | 6:58:35 pm | 5:39:57 am | 7:30:55 pm | 13h 17m 9s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:51 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:46:05 am | 7:14:40 am | +1m 12s | 5:56:04 pm | -1m 27s | 6:24:37 pm | 10h 41m 24s | -2m 38s | 12:35:39 pm | 36.03° | 6:13:26 am | 6:57:14 pm | 5:41:03 am | 7:29:34 pm | 13h 19m 47s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:43 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:47:13 am | 7:15:51 am | +1m 11s | 5:54:38 pm | -1m 26s | 6:23:15 pm | 10h 38m 47s | -2m 37s | 12:35:32 pm | 35.69° | 6:14:32 am | 6:55:54 pm | 5:42:08 am | 7:28:15 pm | 13h 22m 25s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:35:35 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:48:22 am | 7:17:03 am | +1m 12s | 5:53:14 pm | -1m 24s | 6:21:54 pm | 10h 36m 11s | -2m 36s | 12:35:26 pm | 35.35° | 6:15:38 am | 6:54:36 pm | 5:43:13 am | 7:26:58 pm | 13h 25m 2s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:29 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:49:31 am | 7:18:16 am | +1m 13s | 5:51:51 pm | -1m 23s | 6:20:34 pm | 10h 33m 35s | -2m 35s | 12:35:20 pm | 35.01° | 6:16:44 am | 6:53:19 pm | 5:44:19 am | 7:25:42 pm | 13h 27m 37s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:23 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:50:40 am | 7:19:28 am | +1m 12s | 5:50:29 pm | -1m 22s | 6:19:16 pm | 10h 31m 1s | -2m 34s | 12:35:15 pm | 34.67° | 6:17:50 am | 6:52:03 pm | 5:45:24 am | 7:24:27 pm | 13h 30m 12s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:17 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:51:49 am | 7:20:41 am | +1m 13s | 5:49:08 pm | -1m 21s | 6:17:59 pm | 10h 28m 27s | -2m 33s | 12:35:11 pm | 34.34° | 6:18:57 am | 6:50:49 pm | 5:46:29 am | 7:23:14 pm | 13h 32m 46s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:13 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:52:58 am | 7:21:54 am | +1m 13s | 5:47:49 pm | -1m 19s | 6:16:43 pm | 10h 25m 55s | -2m 32s | 12:35:08 pm | 34.02° | 6:20:03 am | 6:49:36 pm | 5:47:34 am | 7:22:03 pm | 13h 35m 18s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:10 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:54:07 am | 7:23:07 am | +1m 13s | 5:46:31 pm | -1m 18s | 6:15:29 pm | 10h 23m 24s | -2m 31s | 12:35:05 pm | 33.69° | 6:21:10 am | 6:48:25 pm | 5:48:39 am | 7:20:54 pm | 13h 37m 49s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:06 am | 14.3° S |
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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.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Des Plaines, IL
In Des Plaines, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:15 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:23 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:19 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:31 pm.
Des Plaines, IL gets 6h 08m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 14m versus 9h 06m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Des Plaines, IL Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Des Plaines. 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 Des Plaines.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 71.4° (around Jun 21) in Des Plaines. 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.
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