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

Moon: 90.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 5:17:01 am
Sunrise Today: 6:31 am↑ 83° East
Sunset Today: 7:14 pm↑ 277° West
Moonrise Today: 8:34 pm↑ 68° East
Moonset Today: 10:01 am↑ 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 43 minutes (-2m 47s)
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Today's Sun Position in Rockford

Time: 5:17 am
Altitude: -14.2°
Direction: 70° E
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 42m 38s (Sep 10, 2025)

2 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

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

2 hours, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Rockford 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 Rockford Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Rockford 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 – 4:54 am
Astro. Twilight 4:54 am – 5:29 am
Nautical Twilight 5:29 am – 6:03 am
Civil Twilight 6:03 am – 6:31 am
Daylight 6:31 am – 7:14 pm
Civil Twilight 7:14 pm – 7:42 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:42 pm – 8:15 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:15 pm – 8:50 pm
Night 8:50 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rockford - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Sep 10 6:31 am 7:14 pm 12:42:38 −2:47 12:53 pm (52.4°) 150.618
Sep 11 6:32 am 7:12 pm 12:39:50 −2:47 12:52 pm (52.0°) 150.579
Sep 12 6:33 am 7:10 pm 12:37:02 −2:48 12:52 pm (51.6°) 150.541
Sep 13 6:34 am 7:08 pm 12:34:14 −2:48 12:52 pm (51.2°) 150.503
Sep 14 6:35 am 7:07 pm 12:31:25 −2:48 12:51 pm (50.8°) 150.464
Sep 15 6:36 am 7:05 pm 12:28:36 −2:48 12:51 pm (50.5°) 150.425
Sep 16 6:37 am 7:03 pm 12:25:47 −2:49 12:51 pm (50.1°) 150.385
* All times are local time for Rockford. 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 2025

March equinox Mar 20 4:01 am
June solstice Jun 20 9:42 pm
September equinox Sep 22 1:19 pm
December solstice Dec 21 9:03 am
* All times are local Rockford time.

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Today's Moon in Rockford

Percent Illuminated: 90.4%
Time: 5:17 am
Altitude: 47.4°
Direction: 234° SW
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Rockford 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Rockford - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Sep 10 - 10:01 am 8:34 pm 2:57 am (58.8°) 364,794 91.1%
Sep 11 - 11:21 am 9:05 pm 3:50 am (65.2°) 365,221 82.9%
Sep 12 - 12:41 pm 9:43 pm 4:46 am (70.5°) 366,789 72.7%
Sep 13 - 1:58 pm 10:32 pm 5:46 am (74.2°) 369,247 61.4%
Sep 14 - 3:06 pm 11:31 pm 6:47 am (76.0°) 372,305 49.5%
Sep 15 - 4:02 pm - 7:49 am (75.7°) 375,724 37.9%
Sep 16 12:40 am 4:46 pm - 8:48 am (73.6°) 379,298 27.2%
* All times are local time for Rockford. 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 Rockford This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:15 am Wed 7:16 pm Wed 12:46 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 4:01 am Wed 6:06 pm Wed 11:04 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 9:27 am Wed 8:29 pm Wed 2:58 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 1:32 am Wed 4:30 pm Wed 9:01 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Tue 7:46 pm Wed 7:32 am Wed 1:39 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Tue 10:14 pm Wed 12:55 pm Wed 5:35 am Average visibility
Neptune Tue 7:45 pm Wed 7:43 am Wed 1:44 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rockford.

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