| Current Time: | Dec 16, 2025 at 9:06:38 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:12 am↑ 121° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 4:20 pm↑ 239° Southwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 4:12 am↑ 118° Southeast |
| Moonset Today: | 1:45 pm↑ 240° Southwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 9 hours, 9 minutes (-22s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chicago Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:31 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:31 am – 6:05 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:05 am – 6:40 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:40 am – 7:12 am |
| Daylight | 7:12 am – 4:20 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 4:20 pm – 4:52 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:52 pm – 5:27 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:27 pm – 6:01 pm |
| Night | 6:01 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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| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Dec 16 | 4:12 am | 1:45 pm | - | 9:02 am | (26.0°) | 252,371 | 10.5% | |||
| Dec 17 | 5:16 am | 2:17 pm | - | 9:49 am | (22.5°) | 252,436 | 5.4% | |||
| Dec 18 | 6:18 am | 2:56 pm | - | 10:38 am | (20.2°) | 251,982 | 1.9% | |||
 Dec 19 | 7:16 am | 3:43 pm | - | 11:30 am | (19.1°) | 251,095 | 0.3% | |||
| Dec 20 | 8:08 am | 4:39 pm | - | 12:22 pm | (19.5°) | 249,841 | 0.6% | |||
| Dec 21 | 8:51 am | 5:42 pm | - | 1:14 pm | (21.4°) | 248,271 | 2.9% | |||
| Dec 22 | 9:27 am | 6:48 pm | - | 2:04 pm | (24.5°) | 246,407 | 7.2% | |||
| * All times are local time for Chicago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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