| Current Time: | Jul 7, 2025 at 12:55:15 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:22 am↑ 58° Northeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:27 pm↑ 302° Northwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 6:18 pm↑ 128° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 2:11 am↑ 234° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 15 hours, 5 minutes (-1m) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chicago Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 3:14 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 3:14 am – 4:05 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:05 am – 4:49 am |
| Civil Twilight | 4:49 am – 5:22 am |
| Daylight | 5:22 am – 8:27 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:27 pm – 9:01 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:01 pm – 9:44 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:44 pm – 10:35 pm |
| Night | 10:35 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Chicago
Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 7 | - | 2:11 am | 6:18 pm | 10:37 pm | (19.7°) | 248,460 | 92.6% | |||
| Jul 8 | - | 2:52 am | 7:18 pm | 11:30 pm | (18.9°) | 246,457 | 97.0% | |||
| Jul 9 | - | 3:43 am | 8:10 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Jul 10 | - | 4:43 am | 8:54 pm | 12:25 am | (19.6°) | 244,213 | 99.4% | |||
| Jul 11 | - | 5:50 am | 9:30 pm | 1:19 am | (21.9°) | 241,876 | 99.7% | |||
| Jul 12 | - | 7:01 am | 10:00 pm | 2:12 am | (25.6°) | 239,577 | 97.7% | |||
| Jul 13 | - | 8:14 am | 10:25 pm | 3:02 am | (30.6°) | 237,403 | 93.3% | |||
| * All times are local time for Chicago. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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