Sunrise and Sunset in Chicago, 2026
Day length at Chicago runs from 9 h 08 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 14 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:18 AM | 4:30 PM | 9 h 12 min | 7:16 AM | 4:45 PM | 9 h 29 min |
| February | 7:03 AM | 5:06 PM | 10 h 03 min | 6:46 AM | 5:24 PM | 10 h 38 min |
| March | 6:25 AM | 5:41 PM | 11 h 16 min | 7:02 AM | 6:57 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 6:33 AM | 7:16 PM | 12 h 43 min | 6:10 AM | 7:32 PM | 13 h 22 min |
| May | 5:47 AM | 7:49 PM | 14 h 02 min | 5:30 AM | 8:04 PM | 14 h 34 min |
| June | 5:18 AM | 8:19 PM | 15 h 01 min | 5:15 AM | 8:28 PM | 15 h 13 min |
| July | 5:19 AM | 8:29 PM | 15 h 10 min | 5:29 AM | 8:24 PM | 14 h 55 min |
| August | 5:45 AM | 8:09 PM | 14 h 24 min | 5:59 AM | 7:50 PM | 13 h 51 min |
| September | 6:16 AM | 7:24 PM | 13 h 08 min | 6:31 AM | 7:00 PM | 12 h 29 min |
| October | 6:48 AM | 6:32 PM | 11 h 44 min | 7:03 AM | 6:09 PM | 11 h 06 min |
| November | 6:23 AM | 4:45 PM | 10 h 22 min | 6:40 AM | 4:30 PM | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 6:59 AM | 4:20 PM | 9 h 21 min | 7:11 AM | 4:20 PM | 9 h 09 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Chicago's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 1, May 1, May 31, June 29, July 29, August 27, September 26, October 25, November 24, December 23
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 18, April 17, May 16, June 14, July 14, August 12, September 10, October 10, November 9, December 8
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.