Sunset and sunrise times in Chicago, United States
In Chicago, United States the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 7:35 pm and rises at 6:09 am. Daylight lasts 13h 26m; evening golden hour runs from 6:57 pm to 7:53 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 5:40 am
- Sunrise
- 6:09 am
- Solar noon
- 12:52 pm
- Sunset
- 7:35 pm
- Last light
- 8:04 pm
- Day length
- 13h 26m
6h 14m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:57 pm – 7:53 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:53 pm – 8:04 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 58.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:28 pm / 3:16 am
The sun sets at 285° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 6:10 am Sunset 7:33 pm Golden hour 6:56 pm – 7:51 pm Day length 13h 23m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere Chicago is
- Coordinates
- 41.8500° N, 87.6500° W
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Current offset
- UTC-05:00
- Elevation
- 179 m
- Population
- 2,664,452
Sunrise and sunset in Chicago, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:13 am | 5:44 am | 12:56 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:40 pm | 14h 24m | −2:07 | 7:29 pm–8:27 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 5:14 am | 5:45 am | 12:56 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:38 pm | 14h 22m | −2:09 | 7:28 pm–8:26 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Mon 3 | 5:15 am | 5:46 am | 12:56 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:37 pm | 14h 19m | −2:11 | 7:27 pm–8:25 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Tue 4 | 5:16 am | 5:47 am | 12:56 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:36 pm | 14h 17m | −2:12 | 7:25 pm–8:24 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Wed 5 | 5:17 am | 5:48 am | 12:56 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:34 pm | 14h 15m | −2:14 | 7:24 pm–8:22 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Thu 6 | 5:18 am | 5:49 am | 12:56 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:33 pm | 14h 13m | −2:16 | 7:23 pm–8:21 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Fri 7 | 5:19 am | 5:50 am | 12:56 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:32 pm | 14h 10m | −2:17 | 7:22 pm–8:20 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Sat 8 | 5:20 am | 5:51 am | 12:56 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:30 pm | 14h 8m | −2:19 | 7:21 pm–8:18 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Sun 9 | 5:22 am | 5:52 am | 12:56 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:29 pm | 14h 6m | −2:20 | 7:20 pm–8:17 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 5:23 am | 5:53 am | 12:55 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:27 pm | 14h 3m | −2:22 | 7:18 pm–8:16 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Tue 11 | 5:24 am | 5:54 am | 12:55 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:26 pm | 14h 1m | −2:23 | 7:17 pm–8:14 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 5:25 am | 5:55 am | 12:55 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:24 pm | 13h 59m | −2:24 | 7:16 pm–8:13 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:26 am | 5:56 am | 12:55 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:23 pm | 13h 56m | −2:25 | 7:15 pm–8:11 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:27 am | 5:57 am | 12:55 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:21 pm | 13h 54m | −2:27 | 7:13 pm–8:10 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 5:28 am | 5:58 am | 12:55 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:20 pm | 13h 51m | −2:28 | 7:12 pm–8:08 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Sun 16 | 5:29 am | 5:59 am | 12:54 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 49m | −2:29 | 7:10 pm–8:07 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Mon 17 | 5:31 am | 6:00 am | 12:54 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:17 pm | 13h 46m | −2:30 | 7:09 pm–8:05 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Tue 18 | 5:32 am | 6:01 am | 12:54 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:15 pm | 13h 44m | −2:31 | 7:08 pm–8:04 pm | 🌒 36% |
| Wed 19 | 5:33 am | 6:02 am | 12:54 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 41m | −2:32 | 7:06 pm–8:02 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Thu 20 | 5:34 am | 6:04 am | 12:53 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 39m | −2:33 | 7:05 pm–8:01 pm | 🌔 55% |
| Fri 21 | 5:35 am | 6:05 am | 12:53 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 36m | −2:34 | 7:03 pm–7:59 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Sat 22 | 5:36 am | 6:06 am | 12:53 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:09 pm | 13h 34m | −2:35 | 7:02 pm–7:57 pm | 🌔 73% |
| Sun 23 | 5:37 am | 6:07 am | 12:53 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 31m | −2:36 | 7:00 pm–7:56 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Mon 24 | 5:38 am | 6:08 am | 12:52 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 28m | −2:36 | 6:59 pm–7:54 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 5:40 am | 6:09 am | 12:52 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 26m | −2:37 | 6:57 pm–7:53 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Wed 26 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 12:52 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:02 pm | 13h 23m | −2:38 | 6:56 pm–7:51 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Thu 27 | 5:42 am | 6:11 am | 12:52 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 20m | −2:38 | 6:54 pm–7:49 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 5:43 am | 6:12 am | 12:51 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:59 pm | 13h 18m | −2:39 | 6:53 pm–7:48 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:44 am | 6:13 am | 12:51 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:57 pm | 13h 15m | −2:40 | 6:51 pm–7:46 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 5:45 am | 6:14 am | 12:51 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:55 pm | 13h 12m | −2:40 | 6:50 pm–7:44 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 5:46 am | 6:15 am | 12:50 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:54 pm | 13h 10m | −2:41 | 6:48 pm–7:43 pm | 🌖 87% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 3:50 am | 4:34 am | 5:44 am | 8:08 pm | 9:18 pm | 10:02 pm | 9h 36m | 66.0° | 295° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 3:52 am | 4:35 am | 5:45 am | 8:07 pm | 9:17 pm | 10:00 pm | 9h 39m | 65.8° | 295° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 3:53 am | 4:36 am | 5:46 am | 8:06 pm | 9:15 pm | 9:58 pm | 9h 41m | 65.5° | 294° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 3:55 am | 4:37 am | 5:47 am | 8:05 pm | 9:14 pm | 9:56 pm | 9h 43m | 65.2° | 294° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 3:56 am | 4:39 am | 5:48 am | 8:03 pm | 9:12 pm | 9:54 pm | 9h 45m | 65.0° | 294° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 3:58 am | 4:40 am | 5:49 am | 8:02 pm | 9:11 pm | 9:53 pm | 9h 47m | 64.7° | 293° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:00 am | 4:41 am | 5:50 am | 8:01 pm | 9:09 pm | 9:51 pm | 9h 50m | 64.4° | 293° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:01 am | 4:43 am | 5:51 am | 8:00 pm | 9:08 pm | 9:49 pm | 9h 52m | 64.1° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:03 am | 4:44 am | 5:52 am | 7:58 pm | 9:06 pm | 9:47 pm | 9h 54m | 63.8° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:04 am | 4:45 am | 5:53 am | 7:57 pm | 9:05 pm | 9:45 pm | 9h 57m | 63.5° | 292° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:06 am | 4:47 am | 5:54 am | 7:56 pm | 9:03 pm | 9:43 pm | 9h 59m | 63.2° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:08 am | 4:48 am | 5:55 am | 7:54 pm | 9:01 pm | 9:41 pm | 10h 1m | 62.9° | 291° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:09 am | 4:49 am | 5:56 am | 7:53 pm | 9:00 pm | 9:40 pm | 10h 4m | 62.6° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:11 am | 4:50 am | 5:57 am | 7:51 pm | 8:58 pm | 9:38 pm | 10h 6m | 62.3° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:12 am | 4:52 am | 5:58 am | 7:50 pm | 8:56 pm | 9:36 pm | 10h 9m | 62.0° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:14 am | 4:53 am | 5:59 am | 7:49 pm | 8:55 pm | 9:34 pm | 10h 11m | 61.7° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:15 am | 4:54 am | 6:00 am | 7:47 pm | 8:53 pm | 9:32 pm | 10h 14m | 61.4° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:17 am | 4:56 am | 6:01 am | 7:46 pm | 8:51 pm | 9:30 pm | 10h 16m | 61.1° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:18 am | 4:57 am | 6:02 am | 7:44 pm | 8:50 pm | 9:28 pm | 10h 19m | 60.7° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:20 am | 4:58 am | 6:04 am | 7:43 pm | 8:48 pm | 9:26 pm | 10h 21m | 60.4° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:21 am | 4:59 am | 6:05 am | 7:41 pm | 8:46 pm | 9:24 pm | 10h 24m | 60.1° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:23 am | 5:01 am | 6:06 am | 7:40 pm | 8:44 pm | 9:22 pm | 10h 27m | 59.7° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:24 am | 5:02 am | 6:07 am | 7:38 pm | 8:42 pm | 9:20 pm | 10h 29m | 59.4° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:26 am | 5:03 am | 6:08 am | 7:36 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:18 pm | 10h 32m | 59.1° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:27 am | 5:04 am | 6:09 am | 7:35 pm | 8:39 pm | 9:16 pm | 10h 34m | 58.7° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:29 am | 5:06 am | 6:10 am | 7:33 pm | 8:37 pm | 9:14 pm | 10h 37m | 58.4° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:30 am | 5:07 am | 6:11 am | 7:32 pm | 8:35 pm | 9:12 pm | 10h 40m | 58.0° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:31 am | 5:08 am | 6:12 am | 7:30 pm | 8:33 pm | 9:10 pm | 10h 42m | 57.7° | 283° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 4:33 am | 5:09 am | 6:13 am | 7:28 pm | 8:32 pm | 9:08 pm | 10h 45m | 57.3° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 4:34 am | 5:11 am | 6:14 am | 7:27 pm | 8:30 pm | 9:06 pm | 10h 48m | 57.0° | 282° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 4:36 am | 5:12 am | 6:15 am | 7:25 pm | 8:28 pm | 9:04 pm | 10h 50m | 56.6° | 282° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:47 am | 6:16 am | 12:50 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:52 pm | 13h 7m | −2:41 | 6:46 pm–7:41 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 5:48 am | 6:17 am | 12:50 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:50 pm | 13h 4m | −2:42 | 6:45 pm–7:39 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 5:49 am | 6:18 am | 12:49 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:49 pm | 13h 2m | −2:42 | 6:43 pm–7:37 pm | 🌖 57% |
| Fri 4 | 5:51 am | 6:19 am | 12:49 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:47 pm | 12h 59m | −2:43 | 6:41 pm–7:36 pm | 🌗 45% |
| Sat 5 | 5:52 am | 6:20 am | 12:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:45 pm | 12h 56m | −2:43 | 6:40 pm–7:34 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Sun 6 | 5:53 am | 6:21 am | 12:48 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 53m | −2:44 | 6:38 pm–7:32 pm | 🌘 23% |
| Mon 7 | 5:54 am | 6:22 am | 12:48 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 51m | −2:44 | 6:36 pm–7:31 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 5:55 am | 6:23 am | 12:48 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 48m | −2:44 | 6:35 pm–7:29 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 5:56 am | 6:24 am | 12:47 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 45m | −2:45 | 6:33 pm–7:27 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 5:57 am | 6:25 am | 12:47 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 43m | −2:45 | 6:31 pm–7:25 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 5:58 am | 6:26 am | 12:47 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 40m | −2:45 | 6:30 pm–7:24 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 5:59 am | 6:27 am | 12:46 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 37m | −2:46 | 6:28 pm–7:22 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:00 am | 6:28 am | 12:46 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 34m | −2:46 | 6:26 pm–7:20 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:01 am | 6:29 am | 12:46 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 31m | −2:46 | 6:25 pm–7:18 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 6:02 am | 6:30 am | 12:45 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 29m | −2:46 | 6:23 pm–7:17 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Wed 16 | 6:03 am | 6:31 am | 12:45 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 26m | −2:47 | 6:21 pm–7:15 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 6:04 am | 6:32 am | 12:45 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:24 pm | 12h 23m | −2:47 | 6:19 pm–7:13 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 6:06 am | 6:33 am | 12:44 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:22 pm | 12h 20m | −2:47 | 6:18 pm–7:11 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Sat 19 | 6:07 am | 6:34 am | 12:44 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 18m | −2:47 | 6:16 pm–7:10 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 6:08 am | 6:35 am | 12:43 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:19 pm | 12h 15m | −2:47 | 6:14 pm–7:08 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:09 am | 6:37 am | 12:43 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 12m | −2:47 | 6:12 pm–7:06 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Tue 22 | 6:10 am | 6:38 am | 12:43 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 9m | −2:47 | 6:11 pm–7:04 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 6:11 am | 6:39 am | 12:42 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 6m | −2:47 | 6:09 pm–7:03 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 6:12 am | 6:40 am | 12:42 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:12 pm | 12h 4m | −2:47 | 6:07 pm–7:01 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:13 am | 6:41 am | 12:42 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:10 pm | 12h 1m | −2:47 | 6:05 pm–6:59 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:14 am | 6:42 am | 12:41 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:08 pm | 11h 58m | −2:47 | 6:04 pm–6:57 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:15 am | 6:43 am | 12:41 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 55m | −2:47 | 6:02 pm–6:56 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:16 am | 6:44 am | 12:41 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:05 pm | 11h 52m | −2:47 | 6:00 pm–6:54 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 6:17 am | 6:45 am | 12:40 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 50m | −2:47 | 5:58 pm–6:52 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 6:18 am | 6:46 am | 12:40 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:01 pm | 11h 47m | −2:47 | 5:56 pm–6:50 pm | 🌖 82% |
Longest and shortest day in Chicago
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 13m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 7m.
Between them the day length swings by 6h 5m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:19 pm on 8 December; the latest is 8:29 pm on 27 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:15 am on 14 June to 6:23 am on 1 November.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 12m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Chicago different
At 41.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 29 minutes to arrive: 5 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Photographers get 55 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 6h 5m here — among the widest of the 358 cities tracked in United States.
Over a year the sunset point slides 65° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.
Sunset drifts 86 seconds earlier each day this month — 43 minutes from the first of August to the last.
Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 1 November 2026: sunset goes from 5:45 pm the evening before to 4:44 pm that evening.
Planning a sunset photo in Chicago
Arrive by 6:42 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:57 pm and the sun is down by 7:35 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 285° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 7:53 pm and runs to 8:04 pm, the end of civil twilight and 29m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Chicago today?
The sun sets in Chicago at 7:35 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Chicago?
It takes 29m. Civil twilight ends at 8:04 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Chicago?
Evening golden hour runs 6:57 pm to 7:53 pm today, lasting 55m. Full golden hour times for Chicago covers the morning window and the coming week.