Sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, IL
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, IL, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 10, 2026 . Current time: 9:16:02 am
First light at 5:00:09 am
Sunrise time: 5:32:00 am
Sunset time: 8:36:28 pm
Last light at 9:08:19 pm
Day length: 15 hours, 4 minutes
11 hours, 20 minutes left for today's sunset in Sterling
Moon rose on Jul 10 at 1:24 AM
Moon will set on Jul 10 at 5:07 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (20%)🌑 New moon: Jul 14 at 4:45 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 9:37 AMTomorrow
July 11, 2026
First light at 5:00:58 am
Sunrise time: 5:32:45 am
Sunset time: 8:35:59 pm
Last light at 9:07:46 pm
Day length: 15 hours, 3 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Sterling
Moon will rise on Jul 11 at 2:07 AM Moon will set on Jul 11 at 6:23 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (7%)
- Sterling, Illinois
- Latitude: 41.788643
- Longitude: -89.696220
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in Sterling, IL
The shortest day of the year will be in 6 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 11 minutes.Longest day in Sterling, IL
The longest day of the year was 19 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 16 minutes.
July 2026 - Sterling, 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 July in Sterling.
The day length shortens by 43 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Sterling, IL - from 15 hours, 12 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 29 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | 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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| Wed, Jul 1 | 4:53:55 am | 5:26:18 am | 8:39:10 pm | 9:11:33 pm | 15h 12m 52s | 15h 12m 52s | 1:02:44 pm | 64.9° | 4:10:13 am | 9:55:15 pm | 3:17:55 am | 10:47:33 pm | 8h 47m 41s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 4:54:30 am | 5:26:51 am | 8:39:00 pm | 9:11:21 pm | 15h 12m 9s | 0m -43s | 1:02:55 pm | 64.8° | 4:10:53 am | 9:54:57 pm | 3:18:46 am | 10:47:04 pm | 8h 48m 24s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 4:55:07 am | 5:27:24 am | 8:38:48 pm | 9:11:06 pm | 15h 11m 24s | 0m -45s | 1:03:06 pm | 64.7° | 4:11:36 am | 9:54:37 pm | 3:19:41 am | 10:46:32 pm | 8h 49m 12s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 4:55:45 am | 5:28:00 am | 8:38:35 pm | 9:10:49 pm | 15h 10m 35s | 0m -49s | 1:03:17 pm | 64.6° | 4:12:20 am | 9:54:14 pm | 3:20:38 am | 10:45:56 pm | 8h 50m 1s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 4:56:25 am | 5:28:36 am | 8:38:19 pm | 9:10:30 pm | 15h 9m 43s | 0m -52s | 1:03:28 pm | 64.5° | 4:13:07 am | 9:53:48 pm | 3:21:38 am | 10:45:17 pm | 8h 50m 55s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 4:57:07 am | 5:29:14 am | 8:38:01 pm | 9:10:08 pm | 15h 8m 47s | 0m -56s | 1:03:38 pm | 64.4° | 4:13:56 am | 9:53:19 pm | 3:22:41 am | 10:44:35 pm | 8h 51m 53s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 4:57:50 am | 5:29:54 am | 8:37:41 pm | 9:09:44 pm | 15h 7m 47s | -1m 0s | 1:03:47 pm | 64.3° | 4:14:46 am | 9:52:48 pm | 3:23:46 am | 10:43:49 pm | 8h 52m 54s | 🌖 (56%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 4:58:35 am | 5:30:35 am | 8:37:18 pm | 9:09:18 pm | 15h 6m 43s | -1m -4s | 1:03:57 pm | 64.2° | 4:15:39 am | 9:52:14 pm | 3:24:54 am | 10:42:59 pm | 8h 53m 59s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 4:59:21 am | 5:31:17 am | 8:36:54 pm | 9:08:49 pm | 15h 5m 37s | -1m -6s | 1:04:05 pm | 64.1° | 4:16:33 am | 9:51:38 pm | 3:26:04 am | 10:42:07 pm | 8h 55m 6s | 🌘 (35%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 5:00:09 am | 5:32:00 am | 8:36:28 pm | 9:08:19 pm | 15h 4m 28s | -1m -9s | 1:04:14 pm | 63.9° | 4:17:29 am | 9:50:59 pm | 3:27:17 am | 10:41:11 pm | 8h 56m 17s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 5:00:58 am | 5:32:45 am | 8:35:59 pm | 9:07:46 pm | 15h 3m 14s | -1m -14s | 1:04:22 pm | 63.8° | 4:18:27 am | 9:50:17 pm | 3:28:31 am | 10:40:13 pm | 8h 57m 31s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 5:01:49 am | 5:33:30 am | 8:35:29 pm | 9:07:10 pm | 15h 1m 59s | -1m -15s | 1:04:29 pm | 63.7° | 4:19:26 am | 9:49:33 pm | 3:29:48 am | 10:39:11 pm | 8h 58m 48s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5:02:40 am | 5:34:17 am | 8:34:56 pm | 9:06:33 pm | 15h 0m 39s | -1m -20s | 1:04:37 pm | 63.5° | 4:20:27 am | 9:48:46 pm | 3:31:06 am | 10:38:07 pm | 9h 0m 9s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 5:03:33 am | 5:35:05 am | 8:34:21 pm | 9:05:53 pm | 14h 59m 16s | -1m -23s | 1:04:43 pm | 63.4° | 4:21:29 am | 9:47:57 pm | 3:32:27 am | 10:37:00 pm | 9h 1m 33s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 5:04:27 am | 5:35:54 am | 8:33:45 pm | 9:05:11 pm | 14h 57m 51s | -1m -25s | 1:04:49 pm | 63.2° | 4:22:33 am | 9:47:06 pm | 3:33:49 am | 10:35:50 pm | 9h 2m 59s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:05:22 am | 5:36:44 am | 8:33:06 pm | 9:04:27 pm | 14h 56m 22s | -1m -29s | 1:04:55 pm | 63.1° | 4:23:38 am | 9:46:12 pm | 3:35:12 am | 10:34:37 pm | 9h 4m 28s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 5:06:18 am | 5:37:34 am | 8:32:25 pm | 9:03:41 pm | 14h 54m 51s | -1m -31s | 1:05:00 pm | 62.9° | 4:24:44 am | 9:45:16 pm | 3:36:38 am | 10:33:22 pm | 9h 6m 1s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 5:07:16 am | 5:38:26 am | 8:31:43 pm | 9:02:53 pm | 14h 53m 17s | -1m -34s | 1:05:04 pm | 62.7° | 4:25:51 am | 9:44:17 pm | 3:38:04 am | 10:32:05 pm | 9h 7m 36s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 5:08:14 am | 5:39:19 am | 8:30:58 pm | 9:02:03 pm | 14h 51m 39s | -1m -38s | 1:05:08 pm | 62.5° | 4:27:00 am | 9:43:17 pm | 3:39:32 am | 10:30:45 pm | 9h 9m 14s | 🌒 (28%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 5:09:13 am | 5:40:12 am | 8:30:12 pm | 9:01:11 pm | 14h 50m 0s | -1m -39s | 1:05:12 pm | 62.3° | 4:28:09 am | 9:42:14 pm | 3:41:01 am | 10:29:23 pm | 9h 10m 54s | 🌒 (38%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 5:10:12 am | 5:41:06 am | 8:29:24 pm | 9:00:17 pm | 14h 48m 18s | -1m -42s | 1:05:15 pm | 62.1° | 4:29:20 am | 9:41:10 pm | 3:42:31 am | 10:27:59 pm | 9h 12m 37s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 5:11:13 am | 5:42:01 am | 8:28:33 pm | 8:59:21 pm | 14h 46m 32s | -1m -46s | 1:05:17 pm | 61.9° | 4:30:31 am | 9:40:03 pm | 3:44:01 am | 10:26:33 pm | 9h 14m 23s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 5:12:14 am | 5:42:56 am | 8:27:41 pm | 8:58:23 pm | 14h 44m 45s | -1m -47s | 1:05:19 pm | 61.7° | 4:31:43 am | 9:38:54 pm | 3:45:33 am | 10:25:04 pm | 9h 16m 11s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 5:13:16 am | 5:43:52 am | 8:26:48 pm | 8:57:23 pm | 14h 42m 56s | -1m -49s | 1:05:20 pm | 61.5° | 4:32:56 am | 9:37:44 pm | 3:47:06 am | 10:23:34 pm | 9h 18m 1s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:14:19 am | 5:44:49 am | 8:25:52 pm | 8:56:22 pm | 14h 41m 3s | -1m -53s | 1:05:20 pm | 61.3° | 4:34:10 am | 9:36:31 pm | 3:48:39 am | 10:22:02 pm | 9h 19m 54s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:15:22 am | 5:45:46 am | 8:24:55 pm | 8:55:18 pm | 14h 39m 9s | -1m -54s | 1:05:20 pm | 61.1° | 4:35:24 am | 9:35:17 pm | 3:50:12 am | 10:20:28 pm | 9h 21m 49s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:16:26 am | 5:46:44 am | 8:23:56 pm | 8:54:13 pm | 14h 37m 12s | -1m -57s | 1:05:20 pm | 60.9° | 4:36:39 am | 9:34:00 pm | 3:51:47 am | 10:18:53 pm | 9h 23m 46s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:17:31 am | 5:47:42 am | 8:22:55 pm | 8:53:06 pm | 14h 35m 13s | -1m -59s | 1:05:18 pm | 60.6° | 4:37:54 am | 9:32:43 pm | 3:53:21 am | 10:17:16 pm | 9h 25m 46s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:18:35 am | 5:48:41 am | 8:21:52 pm | 8:51:58 pm | 14h 33m 11s | -2m -2s | 1:05:17 pm | 60.4° | 4:39:10 am | 9:31:23 pm | 3:54:56 am | 10:15:37 pm | 9h 27m 48s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:19:41 am | 5:49:40 am | 8:20:48 pm | 8:50:48 pm | 14h 31m 8s | -2m -3s | 1:05:14 pm | 60.2° | 4:40:27 am | 9:30:02 pm | 3:56:32 am | 10:13:57 pm | 9h 29m 52s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:20:46 am | 5:50:40 am | 8:19:43 pm | 8:49:36 pm | 14h 29m 3s | -2m -5s | 1:05:11 pm | 59.9° | 4:41:43 am | 9:28:39 pm | 3:58:07 am | 10:12:15 pm | 9h 31m 56s | 🌖 (97%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Sterling, 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 Sterling, IL.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Sterling, IL
In Sterling, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:21 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:28 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:29 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:39 pm.
Sterling, IL gets 6h 04m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 16m versus 9h 11m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
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