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City Sun Guide

Sunrise and Sunset in Chicago, United States

Chicago is located at 41.88°N, -87.63°E in the America/Chicago timezone. Today, sunrise is at 6:36 AM CDT and sunset at 7:15 PM CDT, giving a day length of 12h 39m. Use this city page for monthly planning, then jump into the interactive map for exact location and time control.

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Today overview

Today sunrise

6:36 AM CDT

Today sunset

7:15 PM CDT

Golden hour (morning)

6:36 AM CDT - 7:13 AM CDT

Blue hour (evening)

7:32 PM CDT - 7:43 PM CDT

Day length

12h 39m

Seasonal daylight chart

Compare sunrise, sunset, and daylight length across the year in Chicago.

Seasonal insights

Daylight expands and contracts across the year for this location.

2026

January Sunrise: 1:13 PM Sunset: 10:52 PM Golden hour start: 10:09 PM Day length: 9h 39mJanFebruary Sunrise: 12:39 PM Sunset: 11:31 PM Golden hour start: 10:53 PM Day length: 10h 53mFebMarch Sunrise: 11:53 AM Sunset: 12:04 AM Golden hour start: 11:27 PM Day length: 12h 11mMarApril Sunrise: 11:02 AM Sunset: 12:38 AM Golden hour start: 12:00 AM Day length: 13h 36mAprMay Sunrise: 10:26 AM Sunset: 1:10 AM Golden hour start: 12:30 AM Day length: 14h 44mMayJune Sunrise: 10:16 AM Sunset: 1:30 AM Golden hour start: 12:48 AM Day length: 15h 14mJunJuly Sunrise: 10:34 AM Sunset: 1:21 AM Golden hour start: 12:40 AM Day length: 14h 46mJulAugust Sunrise: 11:06 AM Sunset: 12:44 AM Golden hour start: 12:06 AM Day length: 13h 38mAugSeptember Sunrise: 11:38 AM Sunset: 11:51 PM Golden hour start: 11:15 PM Day length: 12h 14mSepOctober Sunrise: 12:10 PM Sunset: 11:01 PM Golden hour start: 10:23 PM Day length: 10h 51mOctNovember Sunrise: 12:48 PM Sunset: 10:27 PM Golden hour start: 9:44 PM Day length: 9h 38mNovDecember Sunrise: 1:16 PM Sunset: 10:23 PM Golden hour start: 9:38 PM Day length: 9h 8mDecLongest dayShortest dayOther months

Major landmarks in Chicago

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Cloud Gate (The Bean)

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Willis Tower (Sears Tower)

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Navy Pier

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Buckingham Fountain

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Chicago Riverwalk

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Monthly sun times

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden AMGolden PMBlue AMBlue PM
January7:16 AM CST4:45 PM CST7:16 AM CST - 8:00 AM CST4:01 PM CST - 4:45 PM CST6:31 AM CST - 7:31 AM CST5:03 PM CST - 5:15 PM CST
February6:47 AM CST5:24 PM CST6:47 AM CST - 7:26 AM CST4:45 PM CST - 5:24 PM CST6:02 AM CST - 7:02 AM CST5:41 PM CST - 5:52 PM CST
March7:03 AM CDT6:57 PM CDT7:03 AM CDT - 7:40 AM CDT6:20 PM CDT - 6:57 PM CDT6:18 AM CDT - 7:18 AM CDT7:14 PM CDT - 7:24 PM CDT
April6:11 AM CDT7:31 PM CDT6:11 AM CDT - 6:48 AM CDT6:54 PM CDT - 7:31 PM CDT5:26 AM CDT - 6:26 AM CDT7:49 PM CDT - 8:00 PM CDT
May5:31 AM CDT8:04 PM CDT5:31 AM CDT - 6:11 AM CDT7:24 PM CDT - 8:04 PM CDT4:46 AM CDT - 5:46 AM CDT8:23 PM CDT - 8:35 PM CDT
June5:16 AM CDT8:28 PM CDT5:16 AM CDT - 5:58 AM CDT7:46 PM CDT - 8:28 PM CDT4:31 AM CDT - 5:31 AM CDT8:48 PM CDT - 9:01 PM CDT
July5:29 AM CDT8:25 PM CDT5:29 AM CDT - 6:10 AM CDT7:44 PM CDT - 8:25 PM CDT4:44 AM CDT - 5:44 AM CDT8:44 PM CDT - 8:57 PM CDT
August5:59 AM CDT7:52 PM CDT5:59 AM CDT - 6:38 AM CDT7:14 PM CDT - 7:52 PM CDT5:14 AM CDT - 6:14 AM CDT8:09 PM CDT - 8:21 PM CDT
September6:31 AM CDT7:02 PM CDT6:31 AM CDT - 7:08 AM CDT6:25 PM CDT - 7:02 PM CDT5:46 AM CDT - 6:46 AM CDT7:17 PM CDT - 7:28 PM CDT
October7:03 AM CDT6:11 PM CDT7:03 AM CDT - 7:41 AM CDT5:33 PM CDT - 6:11 PM CDT6:18 AM CDT - 7:18 AM CDT6:27 PM CDT - 6:37 PM CDT
November6:41 AM CST4:31 PM CST6:41 AM CST - 7:23 AM CST3:50 PM CST - 4:31 PM CST5:56 AM CST - 6:56 AM CST4:48 PM CST - 5:00 PM CST
December7:12 AM CST4:21 PM CST7:12 AM CST - 7:57 AM CST3:36 PM CST - 4:21 PM CST6:27 AM CST - 7:27 AM CST4:40 PM CST - 4:52 PM CST

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