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

Moon: 33.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 21, 2025 at 7:07:11 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:24 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:10 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:16 am 102° East
Moonset Today: 1:44 pm 262° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 45 minutes (+1m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chicago

Time:7:07 pm
Altitude:10.0°
Direction:289° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 45m 27s (May 21, 2025)

1 minute, 46 seconds longer than yesterday (May 20, 2025)

5 hours, 37 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

28 minutes, 13 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Chicago Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:24 am
Astro. Twilight3:24 am – 4:11 am
Nautical Twilight4:11 am – 4:52 am
Civil Twilight4:52 am – 5:24 am
Daylight5:24 am – 8:10 pm
Civil Twilight8:10 pm – 8:42 pm
Nautical Twilight8:42 pm – 9:23 pm
Astro. Twilight9:23 pm – 10:10 pm
Night10:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 215:24 am8:10 pm14:45:27+1:4612:47 pm (68.5°)94.088
May 225:23 am8:11 pm14:47:11+1:4312:47 pm (68.7°)94.106
May 235:23 am8:11 pm14:48:52+1:4012:47 pm (68.8°)94.124
May 245:22 am8:12 pm14:50:30+1:3812:47 pm (69.0°)94.142
May 255:21 am8:13 pm14:52:05+1:3512:47 pm (69.2°)94.159
May 265:21 am8:14 pm14:53:37+1:3212:47 pm (69.4°)94.175
May 275:20 am8:15 pm14:55:07+1:2912:47 pm (69.5°)94.191
* 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 212:16 am1:44 pm-7:55 am(40.1°)232,08038.7%
May 222:39 am2:58 pm-8:42 am(47.1°)228,90827.7%
May 233:01 am4:15 pm-9:31 am(54.3°)226,18217.6%
May 243:26 am5:35 pm-10:22 am(61.2°)224,1759.2%
May 253:54 am6:58 pm-11:18 am(67.5°)223,1673.3%
May 264:30 am8:21 pm-12:19 pm(72.4°)223,3300.4%
May 275:15 am9:38 pm-1:23 pm(75.5°)224,7000.8%
* 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, Wed, May 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:59 amWed 7:16 pmWed 12:07 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 3:30 amThu 4:12 pmThu 9:51 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 10:57 amThu 1:15 amWed 6:06 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:00 amWed 10:06 pmWed 2:33 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 2:56 amThu 2:46 pmThu 8:51 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:17 amWed 7:49 pmWed 12:33 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:56 amThu 2:57 pmThu 8:56 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.

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