Sun & moon over

Chicago

Friday, May 15 · It's 6:26 PM in Chicago (CDT · GMT-5)

Sunrise

5:31 AM

Day length

14h 33m

Sunset

8:04 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Late afternoon — the golden hour.

Sun today
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Solar noon
12:48 PM
Day length
14h 33m

+2m 02s vs. yesterday

Civil

4:59 AM8:36 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

4:20 AM9:16 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

3:35 AM10:01 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

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.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
15:48 AM7:49 PM14h 02m7:17 PM5:26 AMFull Moon · 100%
25:46 AM7:50 PM14h 04m8:22 PM5:53 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
35:45 AM7:51 PM14h 06m9:26 PM6:25 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
45:44 AM7:52 PM14h 09m10:27 PM7:06 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
55:42 AM7:54 PM14h 11m11:22 PM7:55 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
65:41 AM7:55 PM14h 13m12:10 AM8:51 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
75:40 AM7:56 PM14h 16m12:52 AM9:53 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
85:39 AM7:57 PM14h 18m1:26 AM10:59 AMWaning Gibbous · 63%
95:38 AM7:58 PM14h 20m1:54 AM12:06 PMLast Quarter · 53%
105:37 AM7:59 PM14h 22m2:19 AM1:14 PMLast Quarter · 43%
115:35 AM8:00 PM14h 25m2:42 AM2:22 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
125:34 AM8:01 PM14h 27m3:03 AM3:32 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
135:33 AM8:02 PM14h 29m3:26 AM4:44 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
145:32 AM8:03 PM14h 31m3:49 AM6:00 PMWaning Crescent · 7%
155:31 AM8:04 PM14h 33m4:16 AMWaning Crescent · 3%
165:30 AM8:05 PM14h 35m4:50 AM7:17 PMNew Moon · 0%
175:29 AM8:06 PM14h 37m5:32 AM8:36 PMNew Moon · 1%
185:28 AM8:07 PM14h 39m6:26 AM9:53 PMWaxing Crescent · 4%
195:28 AM8:08 PM14h 41m7:31 AM11:01 PMWaxing Crescent · 10%
205:27 AM8:09 PM14h 42m8:46 AM11:57 PMWaxing Crescent · 18%
215:26 AM8:10 PM14h 44m10:03 AM12:40 AMWaxing Crescent · 28%
225:25 AM8:11 PM14h 46m11:21 AM1:14 AMWaxing Crescent · 39%
235:24 AM8:12 PM14h 48m12:35 PM1:42 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
245:24 AM8:13 PM14h 49m1:45 PM2:05 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
255:23 AM8:14 PM14h 51m2:53 PM2:25 AMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
265:22 AM8:15 PM14h 53m3:59 PM2:46 AMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
275:22 AM8:16 PM14h 54m5:05 PM3:06 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
285:21 AM8:17 PM14h 56m6:10 PM3:29 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
295:20 AM8:17 PM14h 57m3:55 AMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
305:20 AM8:18 PM14h 58m7:15 PM4:25 AMFull Moon · 99%
315:19 AM8:19 PM15h 00m8:17 PM5:03 AMFull 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.

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