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

Moon: 57.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 10:23:07 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:37 am↑ 66° East
Sunset Today: 7:56 pm↑ 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:26 am↑ 122° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:48 am↑ 240° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 19 minutes (+2m 14s)
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Today's Sun Position in Chicago

Time: 10:23 pm
Altitude: -22.1°
Direction: 323° NW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 14h 18m 53s (May 8, 2026)

2 minutes, 14 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

5 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

54 minutes, 48 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Chicago 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 Chicago Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Chicago 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 – 3:45 am
Astro. Twilight 3:45 am – 4:28 am
Nautical Twilight 4:28 am – 5:06 am
Civil Twilight 5:06 am – 5:37 am
Daylight 5:37 am – 7:56 pm
Civil Twilight 7:56 pm – 8:27 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:27 pm – 9:06 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:06 pm – 9:49 pm
Night 9:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Chicago - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 8 5:37 am 7:56 pm 14:18:53 +2:14 12:46 pm (65.4°) 93.821
May 9 5:36 am 7:57 pm 14:21:06 +2:13 12:46 pm (65.6°) 93.844
May 10 5:35 am 7:58 pm 14:23:17 +2:11 12:46 pm (65.9°) 93.866
May 11 5:34 am 7:59 pm 14:25:27 +2:09 12:46 pm (66.1°) 93.887
May 12 5:33 am 8:00 pm 14:27:34 +2:07 12:46 pm (66.4°) 93.909
May 13 5:32 am 8:01 pm 14:29:40 +2:05 12:46 pm (66.6°) 93.930
May 14 5:31 am 8:03 pm 14:31:43 +2:03 12:46 pm (66.9°) 93.951
* 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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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

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.

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Today's Moon in Chicago

Percent Illuminated: 57.5%
Time: 10:23 pm
Altitude: -38.2°
Direction: 83° E
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Chicago 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

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Chicago - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 8 1:26 am 10:48 am - 6:04 am (24.8°) 248,305 63.9%
May 9 1:55 am 11:55 am - 6:51 am (29.1°) 245,613 54.0%
May 10 2:20 am 1:02 pm - 7:36 am (34.3°) 242,312 43.6%
May 11 2:42 am 2:09 pm - 8:20 am (40.2°) 238,551 33.2%
May 12 3:03 am 3:19 pm - 9:05 am (46.7°) 234,580 23.3%
May 13 3:25 am 4:32 pm - 9:52 am (53.5°) 230,688 14.3%
May 14 3:49 am 5:49 pm - 10:41 am (60.2°) 227,232 7.0%
* 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, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:24 am Sat 7:26 pm Sat 12:24 pm Difficult to see
Venus Fri 7:10 am Fri 10:28 pm Fri 2:49 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:34 am Sat 5:39 pm Sat 11:06 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 9:41 am Sat 12:39 am Fri 5:10 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:12 am Sat 4:30 pm Sat 10:21 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 6:15 am Sat 8:53 pm Sat 1:34 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:53 am Sat 3:58 pm Sat 9:55 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Chicago.

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