Sunrise and sunset times in Lake Forest, IL
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Lake Forest, IL, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 20, 2026 . Current time: 11:48:35 am
First light at 5:34:43 am
Sunrise time: 6:02:57 am
Sunset time: 7:46:27 pm
Last light at 8:14:40 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 43 minutes
7 hours, 57 minutes left for today's sunset in Lake Forest
Moon will rise on Aug 20 at 2:54 PM
Moon will set on Aug 20 at 11:32 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 5:35:51 am
Sunrise time: 6:04:00 am
Sunset time: 7:44:53 pm
Last light at 8:13:02 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 40 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Lake Forest
Moon will rise on Aug 21 at 3:53 PM Moon will set on Aug 22 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)
- Lake Forest, Illinois
- Latitude: 42.258633
- Longitude: -87.840622
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Lake Forest, 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 8 minutes.Longest day in Lake Forest, 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 19 minutes.
August 2026 - Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 15 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Lake Forest, IL - from 14 hours, 29 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 14 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 | 5:12:56 am | 5:43:01 am | 8:12:23 pm | 8:42:28 pm | 14h 29m 22s | 14h 29m 22s | 12:57:42 pm | 60.1° | 4:33:36 am | 9:21:48 pm | 3:49:36 am | 10:05:48 pm | 9h 31m 40s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:14:04 am | 5:44:03 am | 8:11:13 pm | 8:41:11 pm | 14h 27m 10s | -2m -12s | 12:57:38 pm | 59.9° | 4:34:55 am | 9:20:20 pm | 3:51:15 am | 10:04:01 pm | 9h 33m 51s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:15:12 am | 5:45:04 am | 8:10:01 pm | 8:39:54 pm | 14h 24m 57s | -2m -13s | 12:57:33 pm | 59.6° | 4:36:15 am | 9:18:51 pm | 3:52:53 am | 10:02:13 pm | 9h 36m 5s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:16:20 am | 5:46:06 am | 8:08:49 pm | 8:38:35 pm | 14h 22m 43s | -2m -14s | 12:57:27 pm | 59.3° | 4:37:34 am | 9:17:21 pm | 3:54:32 am | 10:00:23 pm | 9h 38m 19s | 🌖 (70%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:17:29 am | 5:47:08 am | 8:07:34 pm | 8:37:14 pm | 14h 20m 26s | -2m -17s | 12:57:21 pm | 59.1° | 4:38:54 am | 9:15:49 pm | 3:56:10 am | 9:58:33 pm | 9h 40m 37s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:18:37 am | 5:48:11 am | 8:06:18 pm | 8:35:52 pm | 14h 18m 7s | -2m -19s | 12:57:15 pm | 58.8° | 4:40:13 am | 9:14:16 pm | 3:57:48 am | 9:56:41 pm | 9h 42m 56s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:19:46 am | 5:49:14 am | 8:05:01 pm | 8:34:29 pm | 14h 15m 47s | -2m -20s | 12:57:07 pm | 58.5° | 4:41:33 am | 9:12:42 pm | 3:59:26 am | 9:54:49 pm | 9h 45m 15s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:20:55 am | 5:50:16 am | 8:03:43 pm | 8:33:04 pm | 14h 13m 27s | -2m -20s | 12:56:59 pm | 58.2° | 4:42:53 am | 9:11:06 pm | 4:01:04 am | 9:52:55 pm | 9h 47m 36s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:22:04 am | 5:51:19 am | 8:02:23 pm | 8:31:38 pm | 14h 11m 4s | -2m -23s | 12:56:51 pm | 57.9° | 4:44:13 am | 9:09:29 pm | 4:02:41 am | 9:51:01 pm | 9h 49m 59s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:23:13 am | 5:52:22 am | 8:01:02 pm | 8:30:11 pm | 14h 8m 40s | -2m -24s | 12:56:42 pm | 57.7° | 4:45:32 am | 9:07:52 pm | 4:04:18 am | 9:49:06 pm | 9h 52m 24s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:24:22 am | 5:53:26 am | 7:59:39 pm | 8:28:43 pm | 14h 6m 13s | -2m -27s | 12:56:32 pm | 57.4° | 4:46:52 am | 9:06:13 pm | 4:05:55 am | 9:47:10 pm | 9h 54m 50s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:25:31 am | 5:54:29 am | 7:58:15 pm | 8:27:13 pm | 14h 3m 46s | -2m -27s | 12:56:22 pm | 57.1° | 4:48:11 am | 9:04:33 pm | 4:07:31 am | 9:45:13 pm | 9h 57m 17s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:26:40 am | 5:55:32 am | 7:56:51 pm | 8:25:43 pm | 14h 1m 19s | -2m -27s | 12:56:11 pm | 56.8° | 4:49:31 am | 9:02:52 pm | 4:09:07 am | 9:43:16 pm | 9h 59m 45s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:27:49 am | 5:56:36 am | 7:55:25 pm | 8:24:11 pm | 13h 58m 49s | -2m -30s | 12:56:00 pm | 56.4° | 4:50:50 am | 9:01:10 pm | 4:10:42 am | 9:41:18 pm | 10h 2m 14s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:28:58 am | 5:57:39 am | 7:53:58 pm | 8:22:38 pm | 13h 56m 19s | -2m -30s | 12:55:48 pm | 56.1° | 4:52:09 am | 8:59:28 pm | 4:12:17 am | 9:39:19 pm | 10h 4m 45s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:30:07 am | 5:58:43 am | 7:52:29 pm | 8:21:05 pm | 13h 53m 46s | -2m -33s | 12:55:36 pm | 55.8° | 4:53:28 am | 8:57:44 pm | 4:13:52 am | 9:37:20 pm | 10h 7m 17s | 🌒 (15%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:31:16 am | 5:59:46 am | 7:51:00 pm | 8:19:30 pm | 13h 51m 14s | -2m -32s | 12:55:23 pm | 55.5° | 4:54:46 am | 8:56:00 pm | 4:15:25 am | 9:35:21 pm | 10h 9m 50s | 🌒 (23%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:32:25 am | 6:00:50 am | 7:49:30 pm | 8:17:54 pm | 13h 48m 40s | -2m -34s | 12:55:10 pm | 55.2° | 4:56:05 am | 8:54:15 pm | 4:16:59 am | 9:33:21 pm | 10h 12m 23s | 🌒 (32%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:33:34 am | 6:01:53 am | 7:47:59 pm | 8:16:18 pm | 13h 46m 6s | -2m -34s | 12:54:56 pm | 54.8° | 4:57:23 am | 8:52:29 pm | 4:18:31 am | 9:31:20 pm | 10h 14m 58s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:34:43 am | 6:02:57 am | 7:46:27 pm | 8:14:40 pm | 13h 43m 30s | -2m -36s | 12:54:42 pm | 54.5° | 4:58:40 am | 8:50:43 pm | 4:20:03 am | 9:29:20 pm | 10h 17m 33s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:35:51 am | 6:04:00 am | 7:44:53 pm | 8:13:02 pm | 13h 40m 53s | -2m -37s | 12:54:27 pm | 54.2° | 4:59:58 am | 8:48:56 pm | 4:21:35 am | 9:27:19 pm | 10h 20m 11s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:37:00 am | 6:05:04 am | 7:43:19 pm | 8:11:23 pm | 13h 38m 15s | -2m -38s | 12:54:12 pm | 53.8° | 5:01:15 am | 8:47:08 pm | 4:23:06 am | 9:25:17 pm | 10h 22m 48s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:38:08 am | 6:06:07 am | 7:41:45 pm | 8:09:44 pm | 13h 35m 38s | -2m -37s | 12:53:56 pm | 53.5° | 5:02:32 am | 8:45:20 pm | 4:24:36 am | 9:23:16 pm | 10h 25m 25s | 🌔 (78%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:39:16 am | 6:07:10 am | 7:40:09 pm | 8:08:03 pm | 13h 32m 59s | -2m -39s | 12:53:40 pm | 53.2° | 5:03:48 am | 8:43:31 pm | 4:26:05 am | 9:21:14 pm | 10h 28m 5s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:40:24 am | 6:08:14 am | 7:38:32 pm | 8:06:22 pm | 13h 30m 18s | -2m -41s | 12:53:23 pm | 52.8° | 5:05:04 am | 8:41:42 pm | 4:27:34 am | 9:19:12 pm | 10h 30m 45s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:41:32 am | 6:09:17 am | 7:36:55 pm | 8:04:41 pm | 13h 27m 38s | -2m -40s | 12:53:06 pm | 52.5° | 5:06:20 am | 8:39:52 pm | 4:29:03 am | 9:17:10 pm | 10h 33m 25s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:42:39 am | 6:10:20 am | 7:35:17 pm | 8:02:58 pm | 13h 24m 57s | -2m -41s | 12:52:49 pm | 52.1° | 5:07:36 am | 8:38:02 pm | 4:30:30 am | 9:15:07 pm | 10h 36m 7s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:43:47 am | 6:11:24 am | 7:33:39 pm | 8:01:15 pm | 13h 22m 15s | -2m -42s | 12:52:31 pm | 51.8° | 5:08:51 am | 8:36:11 pm | 4:31:57 am | 9:13:05 pm | 10h 38m 48s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:44:54 am | 6:12:27 am | 7:31:59 pm | 7:59:32 pm | 13h 19m 32s | -2m -43s | 12:52:13 pm | 51.4° | 5:10:06 am | 8:34:21 pm | 4:33:24 am | 9:11:03 pm | 10h 41m 31s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:46:01 am | 6:13:30 am | 7:30:19 pm | 7:57:48 pm | 13h 16m 49s | -2m -43s | 12:51:55 pm | 51.1° | 5:11:20 am | 8:32:29 pm | 4:34:49 am | 9:09:00 pm | 10h 44m 14s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:47:08 am | 6:14:33 am | 7:28:39 pm | 7:56:04 pm | 13h 14m 6s | -2m -43s | 12:51:36 pm | 50.7° | 5:12:34 am | 8:30:38 pm | 4:36:14 am | 9:06:58 pm | 10h 46m 57s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Lake Forest, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest, IL.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Lake Forest, IL
In Lake Forest, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:12 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:22 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:20 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:33 pm.
Lake Forest, IL gets 6h 11m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 19m versus 9h 08m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
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