Elgin Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in April 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 45 min on April 1 to 14 h 04 min on April 30. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:02 AM and sunset from 7:33 PM to 8:06 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 6:20 AM | 6:48 AM | 7:33 PM | 8:02 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:11 PM | 12 h 45 min | Full moon 9:12 PM | 7:30 PM | 6:25 AM | |
| Apr 2 | 6:18 AM | 6:47 AM | 7:34 PM | 8:03 PM | 6:57 PM | 9:13 PM | 12 h 47 min | +2.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 8:36 PM | 6:44 AM |
| Apr 3 | 6:16 AM | 6:45 AM | 7:35 PM | 8:04 PM | 6:58 PM | 9:14 PM | 12 h 50 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 9:43 PM | 7:05 AM |
| Apr 4 | 6:14 AM | 6:43 AM | 7:36 PM | 8:05 PM | 6:59 PM | 9:15 PM | 12 h 53 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 10:49 PM | 7:29 AM |
| Apr 5 | 6:13 AM | 6:41 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:06 PM | 7:00 PM | 9:17 PM | 12 h 57 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 88% | 11:54 PM | 7:57 AM |
| Apr 6 | 6:11 AM | 6:40 AM | 7:39 PM | 8:08 PM | 7:01 PM | 9:18 PM | 12 h 59 min | +2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 8:32 AM | |
| Apr 7 | 6:09 AM | 6:38 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:09 PM | 7:02 PM | 9:20 PM | 13 h 02 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 12:55 AM | 9:14 AM |
| Apr 8 | 6:07 AM | 6:36 AM | 7:41 PM | 8:10 PM | 7:03 PM | 9:21 PM | 13 h 05 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 62% | 1:50 AM | 10:05 AM |
| Apr 9 | 6:06 AM | 6:35 AM | 7:42 PM | 8:11 PM | 7:04 PM | 9:23 PM | 13 h 07 min | +2.0 min | Last quarter 11:52 PM | 2:37 AM | 11:03 AM |
| Apr 10 | 6:04 AM | 6:33 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:13 PM | 7:06 PM | 9:24 PM | 13 h 10 min | +3.0 min | Last quarter, 41% | 3:16 AM | 12:08 PM |
| Apr 11 | 6:02 AM | 6:31 AM | 7:45 PM | 8:14 PM | 7:07 PM | 9:26 PM | 13 h 14 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 30% | 3:47 AM | 1:15 PM |
| Apr 12 | 6:00 AM | 6:30 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:15 PM | 7:08 PM | 9:28 PM | 13 h 16 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 21% | 4:14 AM | 2:25 PM |
| Apr 13 | 5:59 AM | 6:28 AM | 7:47 PM | 8:16 PM | 7:09 PM | 9:29 PM | 13 h 19 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 13% | 4:37 AM | 3:35 PM |
| Apr 14 | 5:57 AM | 6:26 AM | 7:48 PM | 8:18 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:31 PM | 13 h 22 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 7% | 4:58 AM | 4:47 PM |
| Apr 15 | 5:55 AM | 6:25 AM | 7:49 PM | 8:19 PM | 7:11 PM | 9:32 PM | 13 h 24 min | +2.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 5:19 AM | 6:01 PM |
| Apr 16 | 5:53 AM | 6:23 AM | 7:50 PM | 8:20 PM | 7:12 PM | 9:34 PM | 13 h 27 min | +3.0 min | New moon, 0% | 5:41 AM | 7:18 PM |
| Apr 17 | 5:52 AM | 6:21 AM | 7:51 PM | 8:21 PM | 7:13 PM | 9:36 PM | 13 h 30 min | +3.0 min | New moon 6:53 AM | 6:06 AM | 8:39 PM |
| Apr 18 | 5:50 AM | 6:20 AM | 7:53 PM | 8:22 PM | 7:14 PM | 9:37 PM | 13 h 33 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 6:35 AM | 10:02 PM |
| Apr 19 | 5:48 AM | 6:18 AM | 7:54 PM | 8:24 PM | 7:15 PM | 9:39 PM | 13 h 36 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 7% | 7:13 AM | 11:23 PM |
| Apr 20 | 5:47 AM | 6:17 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:25 PM | 7:16 PM | 9:40 PM | 13 h 38 min | +2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 13% | 8:01 AM | |
| Apr 21 | 5:45 AM | 6:15 AM | 7:56 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:18 PM | 9:42 PM | 13 h 41 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 21% | 9:01 AM | 12:37 AM |
| Apr 22 | 5:43 AM | 6:13 AM | 7:57 PM | 8:27 PM | 7:19 PM | 9:44 PM | 13 h 44 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 31% | 10:12 AM | 1:38 AM |
| Apr 23 | 5:42 AM | 6:12 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:29 PM | 7:20 PM | 9:45 PM | 13 h 46 min | +2.0 min | First quarter 9:32 PM | 11:28 AM | 2:25 AM |
| Apr 24 | 5:40 AM | 6:10 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 7:21 PM | 9:47 PM | 13 h 50 min | +4.0 min | First quarter, 51% | 12:44 PM | 3:01 AM |
| Apr 25 | 5:39 AM | 6:09 AM | 8:01 PM | 8:31 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:49 PM | 13 h 52 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 62% | 1:57 PM | 3:29 AM |
| Apr 26 | 5:37 AM | 6:07 AM | 8:02 PM | 8:32 PM | 7:23 PM | 9:51 PM | 13 h 55 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 72% | 3:07 PM | 3:52 AM |
| Apr 27 | 5:35 AM | 6:06 AM | 8:03 PM | 8:34 PM | 7:24 PM | 9:52 PM | 13 h 57 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 81% | 4:14 PM | 4:12 AM |
| Apr 28 | 5:34 AM | 6:05 AM | 8:04 PM | 8:35 PM | 7:25 PM | 9:54 PM | 13 h 59 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 88% | 5:20 PM | 4:31 AM |
| Apr 29 | 5:32 AM | 6:03 AM | 8:05 PM | 8:36 PM | 7:26 PM | 9:56 PM | 14 h 02 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 6:25 PM | 4:50 AM |
| Apr 30 | 5:31 AM | 6:02 AM | 8:06 PM | 8:38 PM | 7:27 PM | 9:57 PM | 14 h 04 min | +2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 7:31 PM | 5:10 AM |
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Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.