Sunrise and sunset times in Rockford, IL
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rockford, IL, United States, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 10, 2026 . Current time: 3:45:21 am
First light at 6:03:09 am
Sunrise time: 6:30:03 am
Sunset time: 7:16:28 pm
Last light at 7:43:22 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 46 minutes
15 hours, 31 minutes left for today's sunset in Rockford
Moon will rise on Sep 10 at 5:53 AM
Moon will set on Sep 10 at 6:58 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (1%)🌑 New moon: today at 10:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 26 at 11:50 AMTomorrow
September 11, 2026
First light at 6:04:15 am
Sunrise time: 6:31:06 am
Sunset time: 7:14:43 pm
Last light at 7:41:34 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 43 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Rockford
Moon will rise on Sep 11 at 7:05 AM Moon will set on Sep 11 at 7:19 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)
- Rockford, Illinois
- Latitude: 42.271130 (North)
- Longitude: -89.093994 (West)
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Rockford, 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 Rockford, IL
The longest day of the year was 2 months and 19 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 19 minutes.
September 2026 - Rockford, 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 September in Rockford.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 21 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Rockford, IL - from 13 hours, 11 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 49 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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| Tue, Sep 1 | 5:53:15 am | 6:20:36 am | 7:31:59 pm | 7:59:20 pm | 13h 11m 23s | -2m -44s | 12:56:18 pm | 55.8° | 5:18:47 am | 8:33:48 pm | 4:42:37 am | 9:09:58 pm | 10h 49m 40s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 5:54:22 am | 6:21:39 am | 7:30:17 pm | 7:57:35 pm | 13h 8m 38s | -2m -45s | 12:55:58 pm | 55.4° | 5:20:00 am | 8:31:56 pm | 4:44:01 am | 9:07:56 pm | 10h 52m 25s | 🌖 (73%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5:55:28 am | 6:22:42 am | 7:28:35 pm | 7:55:49 pm | 13h 5m 53s | -2m -45s | 12:55:39 pm | 55.1° | 5:21:13 am | 8:30:04 pm | 4:45:24 am | 9:05:53 pm | 10h 55m 10s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 5:56:34 am | 6:23:45 am | 7:26:53 pm | 7:54:03 pm | 13h 3m 8s | -2m -45s | 12:55:19 pm | 54.7° | 5:22:26 am | 8:28:12 pm | 4:46:46 am | 9:03:51 pm | 10h 57m 55s | 🌗 (51%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 5:57:41 am | 6:24:48 am | 7:25:09 pm | 7:52:17 pm | 13h 0m 21s | -2m -47s | 12:54:59 pm | 54.3° | 5:23:38 am | 8:26:19 pm | 4:48:08 am | 9:01:49 pm | 11h 0m 42s | 🌘 (40%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 5:58:47 am | 6:25:51 am | 7:23:26 pm | 7:50:30 pm | 12h 57m 35s | -2m -46s | 12:54:38 pm | 54° | 5:24:50 am | 8:24:27 pm | 4:49:29 am | 8:59:48 pm | 11h 3m 28s | 🌘 (29%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 5:59:53 am | 6:26:54 am | 7:21:42 pm | 7:48:43 pm | 12h 54m 48s | -2m -47s | 12:54:18 pm | 53.6° | 5:26:02 am | 8:22:34 pm | 4:50:50 am | 8:57:46 pm | 11h 6m 15s | 🌘 (19%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:00:58 am | 6:27:57 am | 7:19:58 pm | 7:46:56 pm | 12h 52m 1s | -2m -47s | 12:53:57 pm | 53.2° | 5:27:13 am | 8:20:41 pm | 4:52:10 am | 8:55:45 pm | 11h 9m 2s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:02:04 am | 6:29:00 am | 7:18:13 pm | 7:45:09 pm | 12h 49m 13s | -2m -48s | 12:53:36 pm | 52.8° | 5:28:24 am | 8:18:49 pm | 4:53:29 am | 8:53:44 pm | 11h 11m 50s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:03:09 am | 6:30:03 am | 7:16:28 pm | 7:43:22 pm | 12h 46m 25s | -2m -48s | 12:53:15 pm | 52.5° | 5:29:35 am | 8:16:56 pm | 4:54:48 am | 8:51:43 pm | 11h 14m 38s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:04:15 am | 6:31:06 am | 7:14:43 pm | 7:41:34 pm | 12h 43m 37s | -2m -48s | 12:52:54 pm | 52.1° | 5:30:45 am | 8:15:04 pm | 4:56:06 am | 8:49:43 pm | 11h 17m 25s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:05:20 am | 6:32:08 am | 7:12:58 pm | 7:39:46 pm | 12h 40m 50s | -2m -47s | 12:52:33 pm | 51.7° | 5:31:55 am | 8:13:11 pm | 4:57:24 am | 8:47:42 pm | 11h 20m 13s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:06:25 am | 6:33:11 am | 7:11:12 pm | 7:37:58 pm | 12h 38m 1s | -2m -49s | 12:52:12 pm | 51.3° | 5:33:05 am | 8:11:19 pm | 4:58:41 am | 8:45:43 pm | 11h 23m 2s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:07:30 am | 6:34:14 am | 7:09:26 pm | 7:36:11 pm | 12h 35m 12s | -2m -49s | 12:51:50 pm | 50.9° | 5:34:14 am | 8:09:27 pm | 4:59:57 am | 8:43:44 pm | 11h 25m 52s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:08:35 am | 6:35:18 am | 7:07:41 pm | 7:34:23 pm | 12h 32m 23s | -2m -49s | 12:51:29 pm | 50.5° | 5:35:23 am | 8:07:35 pm | 5:01:13 am | 8:41:45 pm | 11h 28m 40s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:09:40 am | 6:36:21 am | 7:05:55 pm | 7:32:35 pm | 12h 29m 34s | -2m -49s | 12:51:08 pm | 50.2° | 5:36:32 am | 8:05:43 pm | 5:02:29 am | 8:39:46 pm | 11h 31m 29s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:10:45 am | 6:37:24 am | 7:04:08 pm | 7:30:47 pm | 12h 26m 44s | -2m -50s | 12:50:46 pm | 49.8° | 5:37:41 am | 8:03:52 pm | 5:03:44 am | 8:37:49 pm | 11h 34m 19s | 🌒 (35%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:11:50 am | 6:38:27 am | 7:02:22 pm | 7:29:00 pm | 12h 23m 55s | -2m -49s | 12:50:25 pm | 49.4° | 5:38:49 am | 8:02:00 pm | 5:04:58 am | 8:35:51 pm | 11h 37m 8s | 🌓 (44%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:12:54 am | 6:39:30 am | 7:00:36 pm | 7:27:12 pm | 12h 21m 6s | -2m -49s | 12:50:03 pm | 49° | 5:39:57 am | 8:00:09 pm | 5:06:12 am | 8:33:54 pm | 11h 39m 58s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:13:59 am | 6:40:34 am | 6:58:50 pm | 7:25:25 pm | 12h 18m 16s | -2m -50s | 12:49:42 pm | 48.6° | 5:41:05 am | 7:58:19 pm | 5:07:26 am | 8:31:58 pm | 11h 42m 47s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:15:04 am | 6:41:37 am | 6:57:04 pm | 7:23:38 pm | 12h 15m 27s | -2m -49s | 12:49:21 pm | 48.2° | 5:42:13 am | 7:56:28 pm | 5:08:39 am | 8:30:03 pm | 11h 45m 37s | 🌔 (72%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:16:08 am | 6:42:41 am | 6:55:18 pm | 7:21:50 pm | 12h 12m 37s | -2m -50s | 12:48:59 pm | 47.8° | 5:43:20 am | 7:54:39 pm | 5:09:51 am | 8:28:08 pm | 11h 48m 27s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:17:13 am | 6:43:45 am | 6:53:32 pm | 7:20:04 pm | 12h 9m 47s | -2m -50s | 12:48:38 pm | 47.4° | 5:44:28 am | 7:52:49 pm | 5:11:04 am | 8:26:13 pm | 11h 51m 17s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:18:18 am | 6:44:49 am | 6:51:46 pm | 7:18:17 pm | 12h 6m 57s | -2m -50s | 12:48:17 pm | 47.1° | 5:45:35 am | 7:51:00 pm | 5:12:15 am | 8:24:19 pm | 11h 54m 7s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:19:22 am | 6:45:53 am | 6:50:00 pm | 7:16:31 pm | 12h 4m 7s | -2m -50s | 12:47:57 pm | 46.7° | 5:46:42 am | 7:49:12 pm | 5:13:27 am | 8:22:26 pm | 11h 56m 57s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:20:27 am | 6:46:57 am | 6:48:15 pm | 7:14:45 pm | 12h 1m 18s | -2m -49s | 12:47:36 pm | 46.3° | 5:47:49 am | 7:47:24 pm | 5:14:38 am | 8:20:34 pm | 11h 59m 47s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:21:32 am | 6:48:02 am | 6:46:29 pm | 7:12:59 pm | 11h 58m 27s | -2m -51s | 12:47:16 pm | 45.9° | 5:48:55 am | 7:45:36 pm | 5:15:49 am | 8:18:43 pm | 12h 2m 38s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:22:37 am | 6:49:07 am | 6:44:44 pm | 7:11:14 pm | 11h 55m 37s | -2m -50s | 12:46:55 pm | 45.5° | 5:50:02 am | 7:43:49 pm | 5:16:59 am | 8:16:52 pm | 12h 5m 27s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:23:42 am | 6:50:11 am | 6:43:00 pm | 7:09:29 pm | 11h 52m 49s | -2m -48s | 12:46:36 pm | 45.1° | 5:51:08 am | 7:42:03 pm | 5:18:09 am | 8:15:02 pm | 12h 8m 17s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:24:47 am | 6:51:17 am | 6:41:15 pm | 7:07:45 pm | 11h 49m 58s | -2m -51s | 12:46:16 pm | 44.7° | 5:52:15 am | 7:40:17 pm | 5:19:19 am | 8:13:13 pm | 12h 11m 7s | 🌖 (85%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Rockford, IL
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rockford, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rockford, 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 Rockford, IL.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rockford, IL
In Rockford, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:17 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:27 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:25 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:38 pm.
Rockford, 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.
Rockford, IL Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rockford. 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 Rockford.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.3° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 71.2° (around Jun 21) in Rockford. 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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