sun .5deg.comChicago, United States (Illinois, Cook County) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-12-21.
All times are shown in Chicago local time (GMT-06:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chicago for this day: 2026-12-21
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:34:08 | 5h 34m 8s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:34:08 | 06:08:04 | 33m 56s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:08:04 | 06:43:13 | 35m 9s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:43:13 | 07:14:46 | 31m 33s | |
| Daylight | 07:14:46 | 16:22:48 | 9h 8m 2s | |
| Civil Twilight | 16:22:48 | 16:54:20 | 31m 32s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 16:54:20 | 17:29:30 | 35m 10s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 17:29:30 | 18:03:26 | 33m 56s | |
| Night | 18:03:26 | 23:59:59 | 5h 56m 33s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Chicago, US, for day: 2026-12-21.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:14:46 | 11:48:47 | 16:22:48 |
| Azimuth | 121.4° | 180° | 238.6° |
| Day Length |  |
9h 8m 2s |  |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
147 160 132 km91 441 067 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Solar noon
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -71.4° | 8.2° |
| 100 | -66.3° | 44.4° |
| 200 | -57.1° | 66.3° |
| 300 | -46.4° | 80.4° |
| 400 | -35.3° | 91.2° |
| 500 | -24.2° | 100.5° |
| 600 | -13.4° | 109.6° |
| 700 | -3.2° | 119° |
| 800 | 6° | 129.1° |
| 900 | 13.9° | 140.6° |
| 1000 | 20° | 153.5° |
| 1100 | 23.7° | 167.7° |
| 1200 | 24.7° | 182.8° |
| 1300 | 22.7° | 197.7° |
| 1400 | 18° | 211.5° |
| 1500 | 11.2° | 223.8° |
| 1600 | 2.7° | 234.7° |
| 1700 | -6.9° | 244.6° |
| 1800 | -17.3° | 253.8° |
| 1900 | -28.3° | 262.8° |
| 2000 | -39.4° | 272.6° |
| 2100 | -50.4° | 284.2° |
| 2200 | -60.8° | 300.5° |
| 2300 | -68.9° | 327.1° |
| 2400 | -71.5° | 7.8° |