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Sunrise and Sunset in Chicago

Sunrise, sunset and day length in Chicago, IL, today and for every day this month.

Chicago · Thursday, November 5, 2026

Sunrise6:28 AMSunset4:40 PM
Day length
10h 12m
Solar noon
11:34 AM · sun 32.3° high
Golden hour
6:28 AM – 7:08 AM and 3:59 PM – 4:40 PM
Civil twilight
5:59 AM – 6:28 AM and 4:40 PM – 5:09 PM
Nautical twilight
5:26 AM – 5:59 AM and 5:09 PM – 5:42 PM
Astronomical twilight
4:53 AM – 5:26 AM and 5:42 PM – 6:15 PM
12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM
The sun's height through the day in Chicago: gold is daylight, the blue bands are civil, nautical and astronomical twilight.

Sunrise and sunset in Chicago, November 2026

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthChangeSolar noon
Nov 1 Sun6:23 AM4:45 PM10h 21m−2m 29s11:34 AM
Nov 2 Mon6:24 AM4:43 PM10h 19m−2m 28s11:34 AM
Nov 3 Tue6:25 AM4:42 PM10h 17m−2m 27s11:34 AM
Nov 4 Wed6:27 AM4:41 PM10h 14m−2m 25s11:34 AM
Nov 5 Thu6:28 AM4:40 PM10h 12m−2m 24s11:34 AM
Nov 6 Fri6:29 AM4:39 PM10h 09m−2m 22s11:34 AM
Nov 7 Sat6:30 AM4:37 PM10h 07m−2m 21s11:34 AM
Nov 8 Sun6:32 AM4:36 PM10h 05m−2m 19s11:34 AM
Nov 9 Mon6:33 AM4:35 PM10h 02m−2m 17s11:34 AM
Nov 10 Tue6:34 AM4:34 PM10h 00m−2m 16s11:34 AM
Nov 11 Wed6:35 AM4:33 PM9h 58m−2m 14s11:35 AM
Nov 12 Thu6:37 AM4:32 PM9h 56m−2m 12s11:35 AM
Nov 13 Fri6:38 AM4:31 PM9h 54m−2m 10s11:35 AM
Nov 14 Sat6:39 AM4:30 PM9h 51m−2m 08s11:35 AM
Nov 15 Sun6:40 AM4:30 PM9h 49m−2m 06s11:35 AM
Nov 16 Mon6:41 AM4:29 PM9h 47m−2m 04s11:35 AM
Nov 17 Tue6:43 AM4:28 PM9h 45m−2m 01s11:35 AM
Nov 18 Wed6:44 AM4:27 PM9h 43m−1m 59s11:36 AM
Nov 19 Thu6:45 AM4:26 PM9h 41m−1m 57s11:36 AM
Nov 20 Fri6:46 AM4:26 PM9h 39m−1m 54s11:36 AM
Nov 21 Sat6:47 AM4:25 PM9h 38m−1m 52s11:36 AM
Nov 22 Sun6:49 AM4:24 PM9h 36m−1m 49s11:37 AM
Nov 23 Mon6:50 AM4:24 PM9h 34m−1m 46s11:37 AM
Nov 24 Tue6:51 AM4:23 PM9h 32m−1m 43s11:37 AM
Nov 25 Wed6:52 AM4:23 PM9h 31m−1m 40s11:38 AM
Nov 26 Thu6:53 AM4:22 PM9h 29m−1m 38s11:38 AM
Nov 27 Fri6:54 AM4:22 PM9h 27m−1m 34s11:38 AM
Nov 28 Sat6:55 AM4:21 PM9h 26m−1m 31s11:39 AM
Nov 29 Sun6:57 AM4:21 PM9h 24m−1m 28s11:39 AM
Nov 30 Mon6:58 AM4:21 PM9h 23m−1m 25s11:39 AM

Longest and shortest days in 2026

ExtremeDateTime
Longest dayJune 2115h 14m of daylight
Shortest dayDecember 219h 08m of daylight
Earliest sunriseJune 145:15 AM
Latest sunriseOctober 317:22 AM
Earliest sunsetDecember 84:19 PM
Latest sunsetJune 278:30 PM

In 2026 the shortest day in Chicago is December 21 and the longest is June 21. The earliest sunset (December 8) comes 13 days before the shortest day. Daylight saving time moves both sunrise and sunset one hour later on the clock from March 8, which is why the latest sunset is in summer time.

Daylight in Chicago through the year

  • Location: 41.9° N, 87.6° W
  • Time zone meridian: 90° W (UTC−6), 2.4° west of Chicago
  • Solar noon: about 9 min before 12:00 standard time; between 11:34 AM and 1:01 PM on the clock in 2026
  • Day length: 9h 08m to 15h 14m, a swing of 6h 06m (New York: 5h 51m)
Around theDateSunriseSunsetDay length
March equinoxMar 206:54 AM7:03 PM12h 09m
June solsticeJun 215:16 AM8:29 PM15h 14m
September equinoxSep 226:38 AM6:48 PM12h 10m
December solsticeDec 217:15 AM4:23 PM9h 08m

Times use NOAA's solar formulas for sea level. Twilight and golden hour are explained on the sunrise and sunset calculator.

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