Current Local Time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

7:06:22 am CDT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Illinois (IL)
Lat/Long:	41°53'N / 87°38'W
Elevation:	181 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

45 °F

Mostly cloudy.
67 / 38 °F

Sun 22.		59 / 35 °F
Mon 23.		39 / 33 °F

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Time Zone

CDT (Central Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:51 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

7:03 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 12 minutes
+2m 49s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 7:52 am
Set – 10:42 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:57 pm
Altitude: 48.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:18 am – 5:51 am
8:04 pm – 8:37 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:51 am – 6:24 am
7:31 pm – 8:04 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:24 am – 6:51 am
7:03 pm – 7:31 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
8:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
2:17 pm

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Airports

Chicago Midway International Airport, MDW
About 9 mi SW of Chicago
O'Hare International Airport, ORD
About 16 mi WNW of Chicago

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7:06 22 am

Saturday, March 21, 2026