sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Chicago, United States (Illinois, Cook County).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 14:57 (GMT-05:00) America/Chicago
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All times are shown in Chicago local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:47 (elapsed time: -2h 10m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 68.1°.
Day Length: 14h 43m 17s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:25:31 | 12:47:10 | 20:08:48 |
| Azimuth | 61.7° | 180° | 298.3° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
14h 43m 17s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 404 155 km
94 078 180 mi
Chicago ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 703 240 km
93 642 652 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT-05:00 |
| Latitude: | 41.85003° |
| Longitude: | -87.65005° |
| Country: | United States Illinois |
| Population: | 2 720 546 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 03:25:59 | 3h 25m 59s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 03:25:59 | 04:12:29 | 46m 30s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:12:29 | 04:53:11 | 40m 42s | |
| Civil Twilight | 04:53:11 | 05:25:31 | 32m 20s | |
| Daylight | 05:25:31 | 20:08:48 | 14h 43m 17s | |
| Civil Twilight | 20:08:48 | 20:41:08 | 32m 20s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 20:41:08 | 21:21:50 | 40m 42s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 21:21:50 | 22:08:20 | 46m 30s | |
| Night | 22:08:20 | 23:59:59 | 1h 51m 39s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 54.9° (
14:57)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 241.6° (
14:57)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 05:27:15 | 05:26:22 | 05:25:31 | 05:24:42 | 05:23:54 |
| Solar noon: | 12:47:03 | 12:47:06 | 12:47:10 | 12:47:13 | 12:47:18 |
| Sunset: | 20:06:52 | 20:07:50 | 20:08:48 | 20:09:45 | 20:10:42 |
| Day Length: | 14h 39m 37s | 14h 41m 28s | 14h 43m 17s | 14h 45m 3s | 14h 46m 48s |
Chicago sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):