Sunrise and sunset times in University Park, IL
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 6:34:24 pm
Night ends at 5:36 am5:36:00 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 6:40 am6:40:17 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: 7:08:23 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: 6:01:55 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 pm6:30:00 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 pm7:34:11 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: -6.81° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 261.8° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 53 minutes
Sunset in University Park was 32 minutes ago
Moonset: 12:58 am
Moonrise: 3:25 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (72%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 5:37 am5:37:04 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 6:41 am6:41:22 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: 7:09:32 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 pm6:28:35 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 7:33 pm7:32:48 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, 50 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in University Park
Moonset: 2:03 am Moonrise: 3:48 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- University Park, Illinois
- Latitude: 41.440033 (North)
- Longitude: -87.68338 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in University Park, 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, 10 minutes.Longest day in University Park, 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, 10 minutes.
October 2026 - University Park, 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 University Park.
All times are in University Park's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 19 minutes over the course of October 2026 in University Park, IL - from 11 hours, 44 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 25 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.6:20:01 am | 6:47:37 am | +1m 2s | 6:32:22 pm | -1m 41s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:59:55 pm | 11h 44m 45s | -2m 44s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:40:20 pm | 45.16° | 5:47:54 am | 7:31:58 pm | 5:15:27 am | 8:04:20 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 16m 18s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:30 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:21:04 am | 6:48:40 am | +1m 3s | 6:30:40 pm | -1m 42s | 6:58:14 pm | 11h 42m 0s | -2m 44s | 12:40:00 pm | 44.78° | 5:48:58 am | 7:30:16 pm | 5:16:33 am | 8:02:35 pm | 12h 19m 4s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:09 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:22:06 am | 6:49:44 am | +1m 4s | 6:28:59 pm | -1m 41s | 6:56:34 pm | 11h 39m 15s | -2m 44s | 12:39:42 pm | 44.39° | 5:50:02 am | 7:28:35 pm | 5:17:40 am | 8:00:52 pm | 12h 21m 48s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:39:52 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:23:09 am | 6:50:47 am | +1m 3s | 6:27:19 pm | -1m 40s | 6:54:54 pm | 11h 36m 32s | -2m 44s | 12:39:23 pm | 44.01° | 5:51:05 am | 7:26:55 pm | 5:18:46 am | 7:59:09 pm | 12h 24m 32s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:32 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:24:12 am | 6:51:51 am | +1m 4s | 6:25:39 pm | -1m 40s | 6:53:15 pm | 11h 33m 48s | -2m 44s | 12:39:05 pm | 43.62° | 5:52:09 am | 7:25:15 pm | 5:19:51 am | 7:57:27 pm | 12h 27m 16s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:14 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:25:15 am | 6:52:55 am | +1m 4s | 6:23:59 pm | -1m 40s | 6:51:37 pm | 11h 31m 4s | -2m 44s | 12:38:47 pm | 43.24° | 5:53:12 am | 7:23:36 pm | 5:20:57 am | 7:55:46 pm | 12h 30m 0s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:56 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:26:18 am | 6:53:59 am | +1m 4s | 6:22:20 pm | -1m 39s | 6:49:59 pm | 11h 28m 21s | -2m 43s | 12:38:29 pm | 42.85° | 5:54:15 am | 7:21:58 pm | 5:22:02 am | 7:54:07 pm | 12h 32m 44s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:38 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:27:22 am | 6:55:04 am | +1m 5s | 6:20:42 pm | -1m 38s | 6:48:22 pm | 11h 25m 38s | -2m 43s | 12:38:12 pm | 42.47° | 5:55:19 am | 7:20:21 pm | 5:23:07 am | 7:52:28 pm | 12h 35m 27s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:20 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:28:25 am | 6:56:09 am | +1m 5s | 6:19:04 pm | -1m 38s | 6:46:45 pm | 11h 22m 55s | -2m 43s | 12:37:56 pm | 42.09° | 5:56:22 am | 7:18:45 pm | 5:24:12 am | 7:50:50 pm | 12h 38m 10s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:04 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:29:29 am | 6:57:14 am | +1m 5s | 6:17:27 pm | -1m 37s | 6:45:09 pm | 11h 20m 13s | -2m 42s | 12:37:40 pm | 41.72° | 5:57:26 am | 7:17:09 pm | 5:25:17 am | 7:49:13 pm | 12h 40m 53s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:37:48 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:30:33 am | 6:58:20 am | +1m 6s | 6:15:50 pm | -1m 37s | 6:43:34 pm | 11h 17m 30s | -2m 42s | 12:37:24 pm | 41.34° | 5:58:29 am | 7:15:35 pm | 5:26:22 am | 7:47:38 pm | 12h 43m 35s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:32 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:31:37 am | 6:59:25 am | +1m 5s | 6:14:14 pm | -1m 36s | 6:42:00 pm | 11h 14m 49s | -2m 42s | 12:37:09 pm | 40.96° | 5:59:33 am | 7:14:01 pm | 5:27:27 am | 7:46:03 pm | 12h 46m 17s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:17 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:32:41 am | 7:00:31 am | +1m 6s | 6:12:39 pm | -1m 35s | 6:40:27 pm | 11h 12m 8s | -2m 41s | 12:36:54 pm | 40.59° | 6:00:36 am | 7:12:29 pm | 5:28:31 am | 7:44:30 pm | 12h 48m 59s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:37:01 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:33:46 am | 7:01:38 am | +1m 7s | 6:11:04 pm | -1m 35s | 6:38:54 pm | 11h 9m 26s | -2m 41s | 12:36:40 pm | 40.22° | 6:01:40 am | 7:10:57 pm | 5:29:35 am | 7:42:58 pm | 12h 51m 41s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:47 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:34:50 am | 7:02:45 am | +1m 7s | 6:09:31 pm | -1m 33s | 6:37:23 pm | 11h 6m 46s | -2m 40s | 12:36:26 pm | 39.85° | 6:02:44 am | 7:09:27 pm | 5:30:40 am | 7:41:27 pm | 12h 54m 21s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:33 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:35:55 am | 7:03:52 am | +1m 7s | 6:07:58 pm | -1m 33s | 6:35:52 pm | 11h 4m 6s | -2m 40s | 12:36:13 pm | 39.48° | 6:03:47 am | 7:07:57 pm | 5:31:44 am | 7:39:57 pm | 12h 57m 1s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:19 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:37:00 am | 7:04:59 am | +1m 7s | 6:06:26 pm | -1m 32s | 6:34:23 pm | 11h 1m 27s | -2m 39s | 12:36:01 pm | 39.12° | 6:04:51 am | 7:06:29 pm | 5:32:48 am | 7:38:29 pm | 12h 59m 41s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:07 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:38:05 am | 7:06:07 am | +1m 8s | 6:04:55 pm | -1m 31s | 6:32:54 pm | 10h 58m 48s | -2m 39s | 12:35:49 pm | 38.75° | 6:05:55 am | 7:05:02 pm | 5:33:52 am | 7:37:02 pm | 13h 2m 20s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:35:55 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:39:11 am | 7:07:15 am | +1m 8s | 6:03:24 pm | -1m 31s | 6:31:26 pm | 10h 56m 9s | -2m 38s | 12:35:38 pm | 38.39° | 6:06:59 am | 7:03:36 pm | 5:34:56 am | 7:35:36 pm | 13h 4m 59s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:44 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:40:17 am | 7:08:23 am | +1m 8s | 6:01:55 pm | -1m 29s | 6:30:00 pm | 10h 53m 32s | -2m 38s | 12:35:27 pm | 38.03° | 6:08:03 am | 7:02:11 pm | 5:36:00 am | 7:34:11 pm | 13h 7m 37s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:32 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:41:22 am | 7:09:32 am | +1m 9s | 6:00:27 pm | -1m 28s | 6:28:35 pm | 10h 50m 55s | -2m 37s | 12:35:17 pm | 37.68° | 6:09:07 am | 7:00:48 pm | 5:37:04 am | 7:32:48 pm | 13h 10m 14s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:22 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:42:29 am | 7:10:41 am | +1m 9s | 5:59:00 pm | -1m 27s | 6:27:10 pm | 10h 48m 19s | -2m 36s | 12:35:08 pm | 37.32° | 6:10:11 am | 6:59:25 pm | 5:38:07 am | 7:31:26 pm | 13h 12m 50s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:13 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:43:35 am | 7:11:50 am | +1m 9s | 5:57:33 pm | -1m 27s | 6:25:47 pm | 10h 45m 43s | -2m 35s | 12:34:59 pm | 36.97° | 6:11:16 am | 6:58:04 pm | 5:39:11 am | 7:30:06 pm | 13h 15m 27s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:03 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:44:41 am | 7:13:00 am | +1m 10s | 5:56:08 pm | -1m 25s | 6:24:25 pm | 10h 43m 8s | -2m 35s | 12:34:51 pm | 36.63° | 6:12:20 am | 6:56:45 pm | 5:40:15 am | 7:28:47 pm | 13h 18m 2s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:55 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:45:48 am | 7:14:10 am | +1m 10s | 5:54:45 pm | -1m 23s | 6:23:05 pm | 10h 40m 35s | -2m 34s | 12:34:44 pm | 36.28° | 6:13:24 am | 6:55:26 pm | 5:41:19 am | 7:27:30 pm | 13h 20m 35s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:34:47 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:46:55 am | 7:15:20 am | +1m 10s | 5:53:22 pm | -1m 23s | 6:21:45 pm | 10h 38m 2s | -2m 33s | 12:34:38 pm | 35.94° | 6:14:29 am | 6:54:09 pm | 5:42:22 am | 7:26:14 pm | 13h 23m 9s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:41 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:48:02 am | 7:16:31 am | +1m 11s | 5:52:00 pm | -1m 22s | 6:20:27 pm | 10h 35m 29s | -2m 32s | 12:34:32 pm | 35.60° | 6:15:34 am | 6:52:54 pm | 5:43:26 am | 7:24:59 pm | 13h 25m 41s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:35 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:49:10 am | 7:17:41 am | +1m 10s | 5:50:40 pm | -1m 20s | 6:19:10 pm | 10h 32m 59s | -2m 31s | 12:34:27 pm | 35.27° | 6:16:39 am | 6:51:40 pm | 5:44:30 am | 7:23:46 pm | 13h 28m 12s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:29 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:50:17 am | 7:18:52 am | +1m 11s | 5:49:21 pm | -1m 19s | 6:17:55 pm | 10h 30m 29s | -2m 30s | 12:34:23 pm | 34.94° | 6:17:43 am | 6:50:27 pm | 5:45:33 am | 7:22:35 pm | 13h 30m 43s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:25 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:51:25 am | 7:20:04 am | +1m 12s | 5:48:03 pm | -1m 18s | 6:16:41 pm | 10h 27m 59s | -2m 29s | 12:34:20 pm | 34.61° | 6:18:48 am | 6:49:16 pm | 5:46:37 am | 7:21:25 pm | 13h 33m 12s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:22 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:52:33 am | 7:21:15 am | +1m 11s | 5:46:47 pm | -1m 16s | 6:15:29 pm | 10h 25m 32s | -2m 28s | 12:34:17 pm | 34.29° | 6:19:53 am | 6:48:06 pm | 5:47:40 am | 7:20:17 pm | 13h 35m 40s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:18 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in University Park, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in University Park, 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 University Park, IL.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in University Park, IL
In University Park, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:16 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:21 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:20 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:28 pm.
University Park, IL gets 6h 00m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 10m versus 9h 10m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
University Park, IL Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in University Park. 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 University Park.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 25.1° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 71.9° (around Jun 21) in University Park. 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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