Sunrise and sunset times in Wood River, IL
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 5:44:01 pm
Night ends at 5:46 am5:46:00 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.·First light at 6:48 am6:47:54 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:14:56 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: 6:14:44 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).
Dark at 6:42 pm6:41:45 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:44 pm7:43:34 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: 4.95° · Azimuth: 252.1° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 59 minutes
30 minutes left for today's sunset in Wood River
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:14 am
Moon rose on Oct 20 at 3:30 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 5:47 am5:46:57 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.·First light at 6:49 am6:48:53 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:15:57 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: 6:13:23 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).
Dark at 6:40 pm6:40:26 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:42 pm7:42:17 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, 57 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Wood River
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:17 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 3:54 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Wood River, Illinois
- Latitude: 38.86116 (North)
- Longitude: -90.09761 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Wood River, 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, 26 minutes.Longest day in Wood River, 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 14 hours, 53 minutes.
October 2026 - Wood River, 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 Wood River.
All times are in Wood River's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 12 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Wood River, IL - from 11 hours, 46 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 34 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.6:29:52 am | 6:56:26 am | +56s | 6:42:55 pm | -1m 35s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:09:27 pm | 11h 46m 29s | -2m 30s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:49:59 pm | 47.74° | 5:58:58 am | 7:40:17 pm | 5:27:48 am | 8:11:22 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 14m 27s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:09 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:30:47 am | 6:57:22 am | +56s | 6:41:21 pm | -1m 34s | 7:07:53 pm | 11h 43m 59s | -2m 30s | 12:49:40 pm | 47.35° | 5:59:54 am | 7:38:43 pm | 5:28:47 am | 8:09:45 pm | 12h 16m 57s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:50 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:31:42 am | 6:58:18 am | +56s | 6:39:47 pm | -1m 34s | 7:06:20 pm | 11h 41m 29s | -2m 30s | 12:49:21 pm | 46.97° | 6:00:50 am | 7:37:09 pm | 5:29:45 am | 8:08:10 pm | 12h 19m 27s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:49:31 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:32:38 am | 6:59:14 am | +56s | 6:38:14 pm | -1m 33s | 7:04:48 pm | 11h 39m 0s | -2m 30s | 12:49:02 pm | 46.58° | 6:01:46 am | 7:35:36 pm | 5:30:43 am | 8:06:35 pm | 12h 21m 57s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:11 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:33:34 am | 7:00:11 am | +57s | 6:36:41 pm | -1m 33s | 7:03:16 pm | 11h 36m 30s | -2m 29s | 12:48:44 pm | 46.20° | 6:02:43 am | 7:34:04 pm | 5:31:41 am | 8:05:01 pm | 12h 24m 27s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:53 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:34:30 am | 7:01:08 am | +57s | 6:35:09 pm | -1m 32s | 7:01:44 pm | 11h 34m 1s | -2m 29s | 12:48:26 pm | 45.81° | 6:03:39 am | 7:32:32 pm | 5:32:39 am | 8:03:28 pm | 12h 26m 56s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:35 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:35:26 am | 7:02:05 am | +57s | 6:33:37 pm | -1m 32s | 7:00:13 pm | 11h 31m 32s | -2m 29s | 12:48:09 pm | 45.43° | 6:04:35 am | 7:31:01 pm | 5:33:37 am | 8:01:55 pm | 12h 29m 25s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:18 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:36:22 am | 7:03:02 am | +57s | 6:32:06 pm | -1m 31s | 6:58:43 pm | 11h 29m 4s | -2m 29s | 12:47:52 pm | 45.05° | 6:05:31 am | 7:29:31 pm | 5:34:34 am | 8:00:24 pm | 12h 31m 54s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:01 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:37:19 am | 7:04:00 am | +58s | 6:30:35 pm | -1m 31s | 6:57:14 pm | 11h 26m 35s | -2m 28s | 12:47:35 pm | 44.67° | 6:06:27 am | 7:28:02 pm | 5:35:32 am | 7:58:54 pm | 12h 34m 23s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:43 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:38:15 am | 7:04:58 am | +58s | 6:29:05 pm | -1m 30s | 6:55:45 pm | 11h 24m 7s | -2m 28s | 12:47:19 pm | 44.29° | 6:07:24 am | 7:26:34 pm | 5:36:29 am | 7:57:25 pm | 12h 36m 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 |
12:47:27 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:39:12 am | 7:05:56 am | +58s | 6:27:35 pm | -1m 30s | 6:54:17 pm | 11h 21m 39s | -2m 28s | 12:47:03 pm | 43.91° | 6:08:20 am | 7:25:07 pm | 5:37:27 am | 7:55:57 pm | 12h 39m 20s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:47:11 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:40:09 am | 7:06:55 am | +59s | 6:26:06 pm | -1m 29s | 6:52:50 pm | 11h 19m 11s | -2m 27s | 12:46:48 pm | 43.54° | 6:09:17 am | 7:23:40 pm | 5:38:24 am | 7:54:29 pm | 12h 41m 48s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:56 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:41:06 am | 7:07:54 am | +59s | 6:24:38 pm | -1m 28s | 6:51:24 pm | 11h 16m 44s | -2m 27s | 12:46:33 pm | 43.17° | 6:10:13 am | 7:22:14 pm | 5:39:21 am | 7:53:03 pm | 12h 44m 15s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:40 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:42:04 am | 7:08:53 am | +59s | 6:23:11 pm | -1m 27s | 6:49:58 pm | 11h 14m 18s | -2m 27s | 12:46:19 pm | 42.79° | 6:11:10 am | 7:20:50 pm | 5:40:18 am | 7:51:38 pm | 12h 46m 42s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:26 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:43:02 am | 7:09:53 am | +1m 0s | 6:21:44 pm | -1m 27s | 6:48:34 pm | 11h 11m 51s | -2m 26s | 12:46:05 pm | 42.42° | 6:12:06 am | 7:19:26 pm | 5:41:15 am | 7:50:15 pm | 12h 49m 9s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:46:12 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:44:00 am | 7:10:53 am | +1m 0s | 6:20:18 pm | -1m 26s | 6:47:10 pm | 11h 9m 25s | -2m 26s | 12:45:52 pm | 42.06° | 6:13:03 am | 7:18:04 pm | 5:42:12 am | 7:48:52 pm | 12h 51m 35s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:58 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:44:58 am | 7:11:53 am | +1m 0s | 6:18:53 pm | -1m 25s | 6:45:47 pm | 11h 7m 0s | -2m 25s | 12:45:40 pm | 41.69° | 6:14:00 am | 7:16:42 pm | 5:43:09 am | 7:47:30 pm | 12h 54m 0s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:46 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:45:56 am | 7:12:53 am | +1m 0s | 6:17:29 pm | -1m 24s | 6:44:25 pm | 11h 4m 36s | -2m 25s | 12:45:28 pm | 41.33° | 6:14:57 am | 7:15:22 pm | 5:44:06 am | 7:46:10 pm | 12h 56m 25s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:45:34 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:46:55 am | 7:13:54 am | +1m 1s | 6:16:06 pm | -1m 23s | 6:43:04 pm | 11h 2m 12s | -2m 24s | 12:45:17 pm | 40.97° | 6:15:54 am | 7:14:03 pm | 5:45:03 am | 7:44:51 pm | 12h 58m 50s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:23 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:47:54 am | 7:14:56 am | +1m 2s | 6:14:44 pm | -1m 22s | 6:41:45 pm | 10h 59m 48s | -2m 24s | 12:45:06 pm | 40.61° | 6:16:52 am | 7:12:45 pm | 5:46:00 am | 7:43:34 pm | 13h 1m 13s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:11 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:48:53 am | 7:15:57 am | +1m 1s | 6:13:23 pm | -1m 21s | 6:40:26 pm | 10h 57m 26s | -2m 23s | 12:44:56 pm | 40.25° | 6:17:49 am | 7:11:28 pm | 5:46:57 am | 7:42:17 pm | 13h 3m 36s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:01 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:49:52 am | 7:16:59 am | +1m 2s | 6:12:03 pm | -1m 20s | 6:39:08 pm | 10h 55m 4s | -2m 22s | 12:44:47 pm | 39.90° | 6:18:47 am | 7:10:12 pm | 5:47:54 am | 7:41:02 pm | 13h 5m 59s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:51 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:50:52 am | 7:18:02 am | +1m 3s | 6:10:43 pm | -1m 20s | 6:37:52 pm | 10h 52m 41s | -2m 22s | 12:44:39 pm | 39.55° | 6:19:44 am | 7:08:58 pm | 5:48:51 am | 7:39:48 pm | 13h 8m 21s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:43 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:51:52 am | 7:19:04 am | +1m 2s | 6:09:25 pm | -1m 18s | 6:36:37 pm | 10h 50m 21s | -2m 21s | 12:44:31 pm | 39.20° | 6:20:42 am | 7:07:44 pm | 5:49:48 am | 7:38:36 pm | 13h 10m 42s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:35 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:52:52 am | 7:20:07 am | +1m 3s | 6:08:08 pm | -1m 17s | 6:35:23 pm | 10h 48m 1s | -2m 20s | 12:44:24 pm | 38.86° | 6:21:40 am | 7:06:32 pm | 5:50:45 am | 7:37:25 pm | 13h 13m 3s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:44:28 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:53:52 am | 7:21:11 am | +1m 4s | 6:06:52 pm | -1m 16s | 6:34:10 pm | 10h 45m 41s | -2m 19s | 12:44:17 pm | 38.52° | 6:22:39 am | 7:05:22 pm | 5:51:43 am | 7:36:16 pm | 13h 15m 22s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:20 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:54:53 am | 7:22:14 am | +1m 3s | 6:05:38 pm | -1m 14s | 6:32:58 pm | 10h 43m 24s | -2m 18s | 12:44:12 pm | 38.18° | 6:23:37 am | 7:04:13 pm | 5:52:40 am | 7:35:08 pm | 13h 17m 40s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:15 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:55:54 am | 7:23:18 am | +1m 4s | 6:04:24 pm | -1m 14s | 6:31:48 pm | 10h 41m 6s | -2m 17s | 12:44:07 pm | 37.84° | 6:24:35 am | 7:03:05 pm | 5:53:37 am | 7:34:01 pm | 13h 19m 59s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:09 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:56:55 am | 7:24:23 am | +1m 5s | 6:03:12 pm | -1m 12s | 6:30:39 pm | 10h 38m 49s | -2m 16s | 12:44:03 pm | 37.51° | 6:25:34 am | 7:01:59 pm | 5:54:34 am | 7:32:56 pm | 13h 22m 15s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:05 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:57:56 am | 7:25:27 am | +1m 4s | 6:02:01 pm | -1m 11s | 6:29:32 pm | 10h 36m 34s | -2m 15s | 12:43:59 pm | 37.19° | 6:26:33 am | 7:00:54 pm | 5:55:32 am | 7:31:53 pm | 13h 24m 31s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:00 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:58:57 am | 7:26:32 am | +1m 5s | 6:00:52 pm | -1m 9s | 6:28:25 pm | 10h 34m 20s | -2m 14s | 12:43:57 pm | 36.86° | 6:27:31 am | 6:59:50 pm | 5:56:29 am | 7:30:51 pm | 13h 26m 45s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:58 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Wood River, IL - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Wood River, 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 Wood River, IL.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Wood River, IL
In Wood River, IL, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:34 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:26 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:38 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:29 pm.
Wood River, IL gets 5h 27m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 53m versus 9h 26m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Wood River, IL Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Wood River. 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 Wood River.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 27.7° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 74.6° (around Jun 21) in Wood River. 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.
Places near Wood River, IL
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Wood River, IL — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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