Sunset and sunrise times in Chicago, United States
In Chicago, United States the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 6:17 pm and rises at 6:57 am. Daylight lasts 11h 19m; evening golden hour runs from 5:39 pm to 6:34 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 6:29 am
- Sunrise
- 6:57 am
- Solar noon
- 12:37 pm
- Sunset
- 6:17 pm
- Last light
- 6:44 pm
- Day length
- 11h 19m
18h 15m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:39 pm – 6:34 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:34 pm – 6:44 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 41.3°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 7:05 am / 6:07 pm
The sun sets at 261° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 6:58 am Sunset 6:15 pm Golden hour 5:37 pm – 6:32 pm Day length 11h 16m 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, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:19 am | 6:47 am | 12:40 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:59 pm | 11h 44m | −2:47 | 5:55 pm–6:49 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Fri 2 | 6:20 am | 6:48 am | 12:39 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:58 pm | 11h 41m | −2:47 | 5:53 pm–6:47 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Sat 3 | 6:21 am | 6:49 am | 12:39 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:56 pm | 11h 39m | −2:47 | 5:51 pm–6:45 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Sun 4 | 6:22 am | 6:50 am | 12:39 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:54 pm | 11h 36m | −2:47 | 5:49 pm–6:44 pm | 🌘 37% |
| Mon 5 | 6:24 am | 6:51 am | 12:38 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:53 pm | 11h 33m | −2:46 | 5:48 pm–6:42 pm | 🌘 26% |
| Tue 6 | 6:25 am | 6:52 am | 12:38 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:51 pm | 11h 30m | −2:46 | 5:46 pm–6:40 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Wed 7 | 6:26 am | 6:54 am | 12:38 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:49 pm | 11h 27m | −2:46 | 5:44 pm–6:39 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Thu 8 | 6:27 am | 6:55 am | 12:38 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:48 pm | 11h 25m | −2:46 | 5:43 pm–6:37 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:28 am | 6:56 am | 12:37 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:46 pm | 11h 22m | −2:45 | 5:41 pm–6:35 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:29 am | 6:57 am | 12:37 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:44 pm | 11h 19m | −2:45 | 5:39 pm–6:34 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:30 am | 6:58 am | 12:37 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:43 pm | 11h 16m | −2:45 | 5:37 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:31 am | 6:59 am | 12:37 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:41 pm | 11h 14m | −2:44 | 5:36 pm–6:30 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:32 am | 7:00 am | 12:36 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 11m | −2:44 | 5:34 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:33 am | 7:01 am | 12:36 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:38 pm | 11h 8m | −2:44 | 5:32 pm–6:27 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Thu 15 | 6:34 am | 7:02 am | 12:36 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 6m | −2:43 | 5:31 pm–6:26 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Fri 16 | 6:35 am | 7:04 am | 12:36 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 3m | −2:43 | 5:29 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Sat 17 | 6:37 am | 7:05 am | 12:35 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 0m | −2:42 | 5:27 pm–6:23 pm | 🌒 41% |
| Sun 18 | 6:38 am | 7:06 am | 12:35 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:32 pm | 10h 57m | −2:42 | 5:26 pm–6:21 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Mon 19 | 6:39 am | 7:07 am | 12:35 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:31 pm | 10h 55m | −2:41 | 5:24 pm–6:20 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Tue 20 | 6:40 am | 7:08 am | 12:35 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:29 pm | 10h 52m | −2:40 | 5:23 pm–6:18 pm | 🌔 69% |
| Wed 21 | 6:41 am | 7:09 am | 12:35 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:28 pm | 10h 49m | −2:40 | 5:21 pm–6:17 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Thu 22 | 6:42 am | 7:11 am | 12:35 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:26 pm | 10h 47m | −2:39 | 5:19 pm–6:15 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:43 am | 7:12 am | 12:34 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:25 pm | 10h 44m | −2:38 | 5:18 pm–6:14 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Sat 24 | 6:44 am | 7:13 am | 12:34 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:23 pm | 10h 42m | −2:37 | 5:16 pm–6:12 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 6:46 am | 7:14 am | 12:34 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:22 pm | 10h 39m | −2:37 | 5:15 pm–6:11 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 6:47 am | 7:15 am | 12:34 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:21 pm | 10h 36m | −2:36 | 5:13 pm–6:10 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 6:48 am | 7:17 am | 12:34 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:19 pm | 10h 34m | −2:35 | 5:12 pm–6:08 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 6:49 am | 7:18 am | 12:34 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:18 pm | 10h 31m | −2:34 | 5:10 pm–6:07 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 6:50 am | 7:19 am | 12:34 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:17 pm | 10h 29m | −2:33 | 5:09 pm–6:06 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Fri 30 | 6:51 am | 7:20 am | 12:34 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:16 pm | 10h 26m | −2:32 | 5:07 pm–6:04 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Sat 31 | 6:52 am | 7:21 am | 12:34 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:14 pm | 10h 24m | −2:30 | 5:06 pm–6:03 pm | 🌖 65% |
More columns for October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:14 am | 5:47 am | 6:47 am | 6:32 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:04 pm | 12h 16m | 44.8° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 5:15 am | 5:48 am | 6:48 am | 6:30 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:02 pm | 12h 19m | 44.4° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 5:17 am | 5:49 am | 6:49 am | 6:28 pm | 7:28 pm | 8:01 pm | 12h 22m | 44.0° | 265° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:18 am | 5:50 am | 6:50 am | 6:27 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 24m | 43.6° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:19 am | 5:51 am | 6:51 am | 6:25 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 27m | 43.2° | 264° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:20 am | 5:52 am | 6:52 am | 6:23 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 30m | 42.8° | 263° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:21 am | 5:53 am | 6:54 am | 6:22 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 33m | 42.4° | 263° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:22 am | 5:55 am | 6:55 am | 6:20 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:52 pm | 12h 35m | 42.1° | 262° W |
| Fri 9 | 5:23 am | 5:56 am | 6:56 am | 6:18 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 38m | 41.7° | 262° W |
| Sat 10 | 5:24 am | 5:57 am | 6:57 am | 6:17 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 41m | 41.3° | 261° W |
| Sun 11 | 5:25 am | 5:58 am | 6:58 am | 6:15 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:47 pm | 12h 44m | 40.9° | 261° W |
| Mon 12 | 5:27 am | 5:59 am | 6:59 am | 6:13 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 46m | 40.6° | 260° W |
| Tue 13 | 5:28 am | 6:00 am | 7:00 am | 6:12 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 49m | 40.2° | 260° W |
| Wed 14 | 5:29 am | 6:01 am | 7:01 am | 6:10 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 52m | 39.8° | 259° W |
| Thu 15 | 5:30 am | 6:02 am | 7:02 am | 6:09 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 55m | 39.4° | 259° W |
| Fri 16 | 5:31 am | 6:03 am | 7:04 am | 6:07 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 57m | 39.1° | 258° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 5:32 am | 6:04 am | 7:05 am | 6:05 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:38 pm | 13h 0m | 38.7° | 258° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 5:33 am | 6:05 am | 7:06 am | 6:04 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:37 pm | 13h 3m | 38.3° | 257° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 5:34 am | 6:06 am | 7:07 am | 6:02 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:35 pm | 13h 5m | 38.0° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 5:35 am | 6:08 am | 7:08 am | 6:01 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:34 pm | 13h 8m | 37.6° | 256° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 5:36 am | 6:09 am | 7:09 am | 5:59 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:32 pm | 13h 11m | 37.3° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 5:37 am | 6:10 am | 7:11 am | 5:58 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:31 pm | 13h 13m | 36.9° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 5:39 am | 6:11 am | 7:12 am | 5:56 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:30 pm | 13h 16m | 36.6° | 255° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 5:40 am | 6:12 am | 7:13 am | 5:55 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:28 pm | 13h 19m | 36.2° | 255° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 5:41 am | 6:13 am | 7:14 am | 5:54 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:27 pm | 13h 21m | 35.9° | 254° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 5:42 am | 6:14 am | 7:15 am | 5:52 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:26 pm | 13h 24m | 35.5° | 254° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 5:43 am | 6:15 am | 7:17 am | 5:51 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:24 pm | 13h 26m | 35.2° | 253° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 5:44 am | 6:16 am | 7:18 am | 5:49 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:23 pm | 13h 29m | 34.9° | 253° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 5:45 am | 6:17 am | 7:19 am | 5:48 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:22 pm | 13h 32m | 34.5° | 252° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 5:46 am | 6:18 am | 7:20 am | 5:47 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:21 pm | 13h 34m | 34.2° | 252° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 5:47 am | 6:20 am | 7:21 am | 5:45 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:20 pm | 13h 37m | 33.9° | 251° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:54 am | 6:23 am | 11:34 am | 4:44 pm | 5:13 pm | 10h 21m | −2:29 | 4:04 pm–5:02 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Mon 2 | 5:55 am | 6:24 am | 11:34 am | 4:43 pm | 5:12 pm | 10h 19m | −2:28 | 4:03 pm–5:01 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Tue 3 | 5:56 am | 6:25 am | 11:34 am | 4:42 pm | 5:11 pm | 10h 16m | −2:27 | 4:02 pm–5:00 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Wed 4 | 5:57 am | 6:26 am | 11:34 am | 4:40 pm | 5:10 pm | 10h 14m | −2:25 | 4:00 pm–4:58 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Thu 5 | 5:58 am | 6:27 am | 11:34 am | 4:39 pm | 5:09 pm | 10h 11m | −2:24 | 3:59 pm–4:57 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Fri 6 | 5:59 am | 6:29 am | 11:34 am | 4:38 pm | 5:07 pm | 10h 9m | −2:22 | 3:58 pm–4:56 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Sat 7 | 6:01 am | 6:30 am | 11:34 am | 4:37 pm | 5:06 pm | 10h 7m | −2:21 | 3:57 pm–4:55 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sun 8 | 6:02 am | 6:31 am | 11:34 am | 4:36 pm | 5:05 pm | 10h 4m | −2:19 | 3:55 pm–4:54 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Mon 9 | 6:03 am | 6:32 am | 11:34 am | 4:35 pm | 5:04 pm | 10h 2m | −2:18 | 3:54 pm–4:53 pm | 🌑 1% |
| Tue 10 | 6:04 am | 6:34 am | 11:34 am | 4:34 pm | 5:03 pm | 10h 0m | −2:16 | 3:53 pm–4:52 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 6:05 am | 6:35 am | 11:34 am | 4:33 pm | 5:03 pm | 9h 58m | −2:14 | 3:52 pm–4:51 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Thu 12 | 6:06 am | 6:36 am | 11:34 am | 4:32 pm | 5:02 pm | 9h 55m | −2:12 | 3:51 pm–4:50 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Fri 13 | 6:08 am | 6:37 am | 11:34 am | 4:31 pm | 5:01 pm | 9h 53m | −2:10 | 3:50 pm–4:49 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Sat 14 | 6:09 am | 6:39 am | 11:35 am | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | 9h 51m | −2:08 | 3:49 pm–4:49 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Sun 15 | 6:10 am | 6:40 am | 11:35 am | 4:29 pm | 4:59 pm | 9h 49m | −2:06 | 3:48 pm–4:48 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Mon 16 | 6:11 am | 6:41 am | 11:35 am | 4:28 pm | 4:58 pm | 9h 47m | −2:04 | 3:47 pm–4:47 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Tue 17 | 6:12 am | 6:42 am | 11:35 am | 4:28 pm | 4:58 pm | 9h 45m | −2:02 | 3:46 pm–4:46 pm | 🌓 53% |
| Wed 18 | 6:13 am | 6:43 am | 11:35 am | 4:27 pm | 4:57 pm | 9h 43m | −1:59 | 3:45 pm–4:45 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Thu 19 | 6:14 am | 6:45 am | 11:36 am | 4:26 pm | 4:56 pm | 9h 41m | −1:57 | 3:44 pm–4:45 pm | 🌔 73% |
| Fri 20 | 6:16 am | 6:46 am | 11:36 am | 4:25 pm | 4:56 pm | 9h 39m | −1:54 | 3:43 pm–4:44 pm | 🌔 82% |
| Sat 21 | 6:17 am | 6:47 am | 11:36 am | 4:25 pm | 4:55 pm | 9h 37m | −1:52 | 3:42 pm–4:43 pm | 🌔 89% |
| Sun 22 | 6:18 am | 6:48 am | 11:36 am | 4:24 pm | 4:54 pm | 9h 35m | −1:49 | 3:41 pm–4:43 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Mon 23 | 6:19 am | 6:49 am | 11:37 am | 4:23 pm | 4:54 pm | 9h 34m | −1:46 | 3:41 pm–4:42 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Tue 24 | 6:20 am | 6:51 am | 11:37 am | 4:23 pm | 4:53 pm | 9h 32m | −1:44 | 3:40 pm–4:42 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 6:21 am | 6:52 am | 11:37 am | 4:22 pm | 4:53 pm | 9h 30m | −1:41 | 3:39 pm–4:41 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Thu 26 | 6:22 am | 6:53 am | 11:37 am | 4:22 pm | 4:53 pm | 9h 28m | −1:38 | 3:39 pm–4:41 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Fri 27 | 6:23 am | 6:54 am | 11:38 am | 4:21 pm | 4:52 pm | 9h 27m | −1:35 | 3:38 pm–4:40 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Sat 28 | 6:24 am | 6:55 am | 11:38 am | 4:21 pm | 4:52 pm | 9h 25m | −1:31 | 3:38 pm–4:40 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Sun 29 | 6:25 am | 6:56 am | 11:38 am | 4:21 pm | 4:51 pm | 9h 24m | −1:28 | 3:37 pm–4:40 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Mon 30 | 6:26 am | 6:57 am | 11:39 am | 4:20 pm | 4:51 pm | 9h 23m | −1:25 | 3:37 pm–4:39 pm | 🌖 57% |
Longest and shortest day in Chicago
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 15h 13m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 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
On standard time the sun peaks at 11:37, 22 minutes before clock noon, because the city sits near the eastern edge of its time zone. Sunrise and sunset are pushed the same way. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 12:37 pm.
At 41.9°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 28 minutes to arrive: 4 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Photographers get 55 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.4× the 40 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 W.
Sunset drifts 92 seconds earlier each day this month — 46 minutes from the first of October 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 5:24 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:39 pm and the sun is down by 6:17 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 261° 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 6:34 pm and runs to 6:44 pm, the end of civil twilight and 27m 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 6:17 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Chicago?
It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 6:44 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Chicago?
Evening golden hour runs 5:39 pm to 6:34 pm today, lasting 54m. Full golden hour times for Chicago covers the morning window and the coming week.