First light
06:37
Chicago, United States
2026-10-18 — Time zone: America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:05
Sunset
18:05
Last light
18:33
Day length
10 h 60 min
Solar noon
12:35
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:05 | 18:05 | 10 h 60 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:06 | 18:04 | 10 h 57 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:08 | 18:02 | 10 h 54 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:09 | 18:01 | 10 h 52 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:10 | 17:59 | 10 h 49 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:11 | 17:58 | 10 h 46 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:12 | 17:56 | 10 h 44 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:15 | 16:43 | 9 h 28 min |
| February | 06:46 | 17:22 | 10 h 36 min |
| March | 07:03 | 18:56 | 11 h 53 min |
| April | 06:10 | 19:30 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 05:30 | 20:03 | 14 h 32 min |
| June | 05:14 | 20:27 | 15 h 12 min |
| July | 05:28 | 20:24 | 14 h 56 min |
| August | 05:58 | 19:51 | 13 h 54 min |
| September | 06:30 | 19:01 | 12 h 31 min |
| October | 07:02 | 18:10 | 11 h 08 min |
| November | 06:39 | 16:30 | 9 h 51 min |
| December | 07:10 | 16:20 | 9 h 09 min |
Chicago in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Because of summer time, the darkest morning of 2026 is not in midwinter: the latest sunrise, 07:21, comes on 31 October, just before the clocks go back on 1 November. On the shortest day, 22 December, the sun rises at 07:15.
| Longest day | 21 June - 15 h 14 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 08 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:14 (12 – 18 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:21 (31 October) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:19 (4 – 14 December) |
| Latest sunset | 20:29 (21 June – 4 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:34 (1 November) to 13:01 (8 March) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 3 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 8 March, by 1 hour; sunset 17:46 the day before, 18:48 that day |
| Clocks go back | 1 November, by 1 hour; sunset 17:47 the day before, 16:45 that day |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q1297
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
America/Chicago - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — United States #
Currency
USD $
Plug type
A, B
Voltage
120 V / 60 Hz
Dialling code
+1
Emergency number
911
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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