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Chicago, IL, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 51.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 4, 2025 at 12:36:14 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:42 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 7:52 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:05 pm 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 2:18 am 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 10 minutes (+2m 21s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chicago

Time:12:36 pm
Altitude:64.2°
Direction:174° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 10m 18s (May 4, 2025)

2 minutes, 21 seconds longer than yesterday (May 3, 2025)

5 hours, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chicago Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:52 am
Astro. Twilight3:52 am – 4:34 am
Nautical Twilight4:34 am – 5:11 am
Civil Twilight5:11 am – 5:42 am
Daylight5:42 am – 7:52 pm
Civil Twilight7:52 pm – 8:23 pm
Nautical Twilight8:23 pm – 9:01 pm
Astro. Twilight9:01 pm – 9:43 pm
Night9:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 45:42 am7:52 pm14:10:18+2:2112:47 pm (64.3°)93.738
May 55:41 am7:53 pm14:12:37+2:1912:47 pm (64.6°)93.760
May 65:39 am7:54 pm14:14:55+2:1712:47 pm (64.9°)93.782
May 75:38 am7:55 pm14:17:11+2:1612:47 pm (65.2°)93.804
May 85:37 am7:57 pm14:19:26+2:1412:46 pm (65.4°)93.825
May 95:36 am7:58 pm14:21:38+2:1212:46 pm (65.7°)93.847
May 105:35 am7:59 pm14:23:49+2:1012:46 pm (65.9°)93.868
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Chicago

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 4-2:18 am12:05 pm7:31 pm(65.4°)242,71454.7%
May 5-2:44 am1:13 pm8:16 pm(60.0°)245,83964.8%
May 6-3:06 am2:17 pm8:57 pm(54.2°)248,37174.1%
May 7-3:26 am3:19 pm9:37 pm(48.3°)250,27382.2%
May 8-3:44 am4:20 pm10:16 pm(42.4°)251,55389.0%
May 9-4:02 am5:21 pm10:56 pm(36.7°)252,25194.3%
May 10-4:21 am6:23 pm11:37 pm(31.5°)252,42297.9%
* 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Chicago This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:57 amSun 5:45 pmSun 11:21 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 4:01 amSun 4:19 pmSun 10:09 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 11:19 amMon 1:59 amSun 6:39 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:52 amSun 10:56 pmSun 3:24 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 4:03 amSun 3:49 pmSun 9:56 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:21 amSun 8:50 pmSun 1:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 4:06 amSun 4:05 pmSun 10:05 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.

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