Sun & moon times today, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Moon: 92.9%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 10h 9m 59s (Feb 4, 2026)

2 minutes, 22 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

1 hour, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

5 hours, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

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Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb 4	6:59 am	5:09 pm	10:09:59	+2:22	12:04 pm (32.1°)	91.640
Feb 5	6:58 am	5:10 pm	10:12:23	+2:24	12:04 pm (32.4°)	91.655
Feb 6	6:57 am	5:12 pm	10:14:49	+2:25	12:04 pm (32.7°)	91.671
Feb 7	6:56 am	5:13 pm	10:17:16	+2:27	12:04 pm (33.0°)	91.686
Feb 8	6:55 am	5:14 pm	10:19:44	+2:28	12:04 pm (33.3°)	91.703
Feb 9	6:53 am	5:16 pm	10:22:14	+2:29	12:04 pm (33.6°)	91.719
Feb 10	6:52 am	5:17 pm	10:24:46	+2:31	12:04 pm (34.0°)	91.736
* All times are local time for Chicago. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 20	9:46 am
June solstice	Jun 21	3:25 am
September equinox	Sep 22	7:05 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	2:50 pm
* All times are local Chicago time.

Percent Illuminated:

92.9%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Feb	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Feb 4	-	8:22 am	8:33 pm	2:00 am	(52.4°)	237,673	93.1%
Feb 5	-	8:42 am	9:39 pm	2:43 am	(46.0°)	241,054	86.6%
Feb 6	-	9:02 am	10:44 pm	3:26 am	(39.8°)	244,295	78.7%
Feb 7	-	9:23 am	11:49 pm	4:08 am	(34.0°)	247,125	69.8%
Feb 8	-	9:47 am	-	4:52 am	(29.0°)	249,343	60.3%
Feb 9	12:53 am	10:15 am	-	5:37 am	(24.7°)	250,787	50.6%
Feb 10	1:57 am	10:48 am	-	6:25 am	(21.5°)	251,378	40.9%
* 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.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Wed 7:36 am	Wed 5:59 pm	Wed 12:47 pm	Difficult to see
Venus	Wed 7:27 am	Wed 5:41 pm	Wed 12:33 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Wed 6:48 am	Wed 4:32 pm	Wed 11:40 am	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Wed 2:32 pm	Thu 5:33 am	Wed 10:02 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Wed 8:56 am	Wed 8:43 pm	Wed 2:50 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Wed 11:14 am	Thu 1:46 am	Wed 6:30 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Wed 8:55 am	Wed 8:51 pm	Wed 2:53 pm	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.