Current Time: | Dec 20, 2024 at 2:15:57 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:47 am↑ 117° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 4:56 pm↑ 243° Southwest |
Moonrise Today: | 10:22 pm↑ 79° East |
Moonset Today: | 10:53 am↑ 284° West |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 9 minutes (-3s) |
Today's Sun Position in Evanston
Time: | 2:15 am |
Altitude: | -57.3° |
Direction: | 86° E |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 10h 8m 38s (Dec 20, 2024)
3 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 19, 2024)
4 hours shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Evanston today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Evanston Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Evanston today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:21 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:21 am – 5:51 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:51 am – 6:21 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:21 am – 6:47 am |
Daylight | 6:47 am – 4:56 pm |
Civil Twilight | 4:56 pm – 5:23 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:23 pm – 5:53 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 5:53 pm – 6:22 pm |
Night | 6:22 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Evanston - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 20 | 6:47 am | 4:56 pm | 10:08:38 | −0:03 | 11:52 am (35.7°) | 91.447 |
Dec 21 | 6:48 am | 4:56 pm | 10:08:37 | < 1s | 11:52 am (35.7°) | 91.442 |
Dec 22 | 6:48 am | 4:57 pm | 10:08:40 | +0:02 | 11:53 am (35.7°) | 91.436 |
Dec 23 | 6:49 am | 4:58 pm | 10:08:45 | +0:05 | 11:53 am (35.7°) | 91.432 |
Dec 24 | 6:49 am | 4:58 pm | 10:08:53 | +0:07 | 11:54 am (35.7°) | 91.427 |
Dec 25 | 6:50 am | 4:59 pm | 10:09:03 | +0:10 | 11:54 am (35.7°) | 91.424 |
Dec 26 | 6:50 am | 4:59 pm | 10:09:16 | +0:13 | 11:55 am (35.8°) | 91.420 |
* All times are local time for Evanston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (winter solstice) in Evanston is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 1 minute shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local Evanston time. |
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Today's Moon in Evanston
Percent Illuminated: | 74.0% |
Time: | 2:15 am |
Altitude: | 58.3° |
Direction: | 117° SE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Evanston today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Evanston - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 20 | - | 10:53 am | 10:22 pm | 4:13 am | (72.2°) | 245,480 | 73.3% | |||
Dec 21 | - | 11:20 am | 11:17 pm | 4:55 am | (66.5°) | 248,085 | 64.0% | |||
Dec 22 | - | 11:45 am | - | 5:35 am | (60.6°) | 249,988 | 54.4% | |||
Dec 23 | 12:10 am | 12:10 pm | - | 6:14 am | (54.7°) | 251,078 | 44.7% | |||
Dec 24 | 1:04 am | 12:36 pm | - | 6:53 am | (49.0°) | 251,314 | 35.2% | |||
Dec 25 | 1:58 am | 1:03 pm | - | 7:34 am | (43.6°) | 250,726 | 26.3% | |||
Dec 26 | 2:55 am | 1:35 pm | - | 8:17 am | (38.8°) | 249,404 | 18.2% | |||
* All times are local time for Evanston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Evanston This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 20, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:07 am | Fri 3:36 pm | Fri 10:22 am | Average visibility |
Venus | Fri 9:51 am | Fri 8:26 pm | Fri 3:08 pm | Great visibility |
Mars | Thu 7:30 pm | Fri 9:28 am | Fri 2:29 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 3:48 pm | Sat 5:43 am | Fri 10:46 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Fri 11:15 am | Fri 10:39 pm | Fri 4:57 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 2:32 pm | Sat 4:07 am | Fri 9:19 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Fri 11:49 am | Fri 11:41 pm | Fri 5:45 pm | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Evanston. |