- Sunrise
- 5:31 AM
- Sunset
- 8:04 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:48 PM
- Day length
- 14h 33m
+2m 02s vs. yesterday
Civil
4:59 AM → 8:36 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
4:20 AM → 9:16 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
3:35 AM → 10:01 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated
The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.
- Moonrise
- 4:16 AM
- Moonset
- —
Moonrise and moonset shift roughly 50 minutes later each day, so on some calendar days the moon does not rise (or does not set) before midnight local time — those cells appear as "—" in the monthly table below.
Sun & moon calendar — May 2026
Daily sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset, and moon illumination for Chicago.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:48 AM | 7:49 PM | 14h 02m | 7:17 PM | 5:26 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 5:46 AM | 7:50 PM | 14h 04m | 8:22 PM | 5:53 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 5:45 AM | 7:51 PM | 14h 06m | 9:26 PM | 6:25 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 5:44 AM | 7:52 PM | 14h 09m | 10:27 PM | 7:06 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 5:42 AM | 7:54 PM | 14h 11m | 11:22 PM | 7:55 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 5:41 AM | 7:55 PM | 14h 13m | 12:10 AM | 8:51 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 5:40 AM | 7:56 PM | 14h 16m | 12:52 AM | 9:53 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 5:39 AM | 7:57 PM | 14h 18m | 1:26 AM | 10:59 AM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 5:38 AM | 7:58 PM | 14h 20m | 1:54 AM | 12:06 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 5:37 AM | 7:59 PM | 14h 22m | 2:19 AM | 1:14 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 5:35 AM | 8:00 PM | 14h 25m | 2:42 AM | 2:22 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 5:34 AM | 8:01 PM | 14h 27m | 3:03 AM | 3:32 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 5:33 AM | 8:02 PM | 14h 29m | 3:26 AM | 4:44 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 5:32 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 31m | 3:49 AM | 6:00 PM | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 5:31 AM | 8:04 PM | 14h 33m | 4:16 AM | — | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 5:30 AM | 8:05 PM | 14h 35m | 4:50 AM | 7:17 PM | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 5:29 AM | 8:06 PM | 14h 37m | 5:32 AM | 8:36 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 5:28 AM | 8:07 PM | 14h 39m | 6:26 AM | 9:53 PM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 5:28 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 41m | 7:31 AM | 11:01 PM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 5:27 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 42m | 8:46 AM | 11:57 PM | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 5:26 AM | 8:10 PM | 14h 44m | 10:03 AM | 12:40 AM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 5:25 AM | 8:11 PM | 14h 46m | 11:21 AM | 1:14 AM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 5:24 AM | 8:12 PM | 14h 48m | 12:35 PM | 1:42 AM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 5:24 AM | 8:13 PM | 14h 49m | 1:45 PM | 2:05 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 5:23 AM | 8:14 PM | 14h 51m | 2:53 PM | 2:25 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 5:22 AM | 8:15 PM | 14h 53m | 3:59 PM | 2:46 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 5:22 AM | 8:16 PM | 14h 54m | 5:05 PM | 3:06 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 5:21 AM | 8:17 PM | 14h 56m | 6:10 PM | 3:29 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 5:20 AM | 8:17 PM | 14h 57m | — | 3:55 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 5:20 AM | 8:18 PM | 14h 58m | 7:15 PM | 4:25 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 5:19 AM | 8:19 PM | 15h 00m | 8:17 PM | 5:03 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
About these times
Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for Chicago's coordinates. The actual perceived sunrise can vary slightly depending on local elevation, terrain, and atmospheric refraction.
Civil twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is between 0° and 6° below the horizon — there's still enough light for outdoor activities without artificial lighting. Nautical twilight runs to 12° below; the horizon is still visible at sea for navigation. Astronomical twilight runs to 18° below, after which the sky is fully dark for astronomical observation.