07:16 Sunrise12:37 Solar noon17:58 Sunset
Sunrise07:16105° E
10 h 42 min−2 min 36 sDay length
Sunset 17:58255° W
Golden hour · morning06:59–07:55
Golden hour · evening17:20–18:16
Blue hour · evening18:16–18:27
Solar noon12:37
Civil twilight06:48–18:27
CDTChicago
Tonight
Full moon
97% lit at noon
16:56 05:29
Coming up
Next full moonSunday, 25 October 202623:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October07:17 – 17:57
Sunday 25 October07:17 – 17:57
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 06:59–07:55
- evening
- 17:20–18:16
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 06:48–06:59
- evening
- 18:16–18:27
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 105° E
- Sunset
- 255° W
Aurora in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:16 | 17:58 | 10 h 42 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 07:17 | 17:57 | 10 h 40 min | −2 min 36 s |
| Mon 26 | 07:18 | 17:55 | 10 h 37 min | −2 min 35 s |
| Tue 27 | 07:20 | 17:54 | 10 h 34 min | −2 min 34 s |
| Wed 28 | 07:21 | 17:53 | 10 h 32 min | −2 min 33 s |
| Thu 29 | 07:22 | 17:51 | 10 h 29 min | −2 min 32 s |
| Fri 30 | 07:23 | 17:50 | 10 h 27 min | −2 min 31 s |
| Sat 31 | 07:24 | 17:49 | 10 h 24 min | −2 min 30 s |
| Sun 1 | 06:26 | 16:48 | 10 h 22 min | −2 min 28 s |
| Mon 2 | 06:27 | 16:46 | 10 h 19 min | −2 min 27 s |
| Tue 3 | 06:28 | 16:45 | 10 h 17 min | −2 min 26 s |
| Wed 4 | 06:29 | 16:44 | 10 h 15 min | −2 min 25 s |
| Thu 5 | 06:31 | 16:43 | 10 h 12 min | −2 min 23 s |
| Fri 6 | 06:32 | 16:42 | 10 h 10 min | −2 min 22 s |
| Sat 7 | 06:33 | 16:40 | 10 h 8 min | −2 min 20 s |
| Sun 8 | 06:34 | 16:39 | 10 h 5 min | −2 min 18 s |
| Mon 9 | 06:35 | 16:38 | 10 h 3 min | −2 min 17 s |
| Tue 10 | 06:37 | 16:37 | 10 h 1 min | −2 min 15 s |
| Wed 11 | 06:38 | 16:36 | 9 h 58 min | −2 min 13 s |
| Thu 12 | 06:39 | 16:35 | 9 h 56 min | −2 min 11 s |
| Fri 13 | 06:40 | 16:34 | 9 h 54 min | −2 min 9 s |
| Sat 14 | 06:42 | 16:34 | 9 h 52 min | −2 min 7 s |
| Sun 15 | 06:43 | 16:33 | 9 h 50 min | −2 min 5 s |
| Mon 16 | 06:44 | 16:32 | 9 h 48 min | −2 min 3 s |
| Tue 17 | 06:45 | 16:31 | 9 h 46 min | −2 min 1 s |
| Wed 18 | 06:46 | 16:30 | 9 h 44 min | −1 min 58 s |
| Thu 19 | 06:48 | 16:29 | 9 h 42 min | −1 min 56 s |
| Fri 20 | 06:49 | 16:29 | 9 h 40 min | −1 min 54 s |
| Sat 21 | 06:50 | 16:28 | 9 h 38 min | −1 min 51 s |
| Sun 22 | 06:51 | 16:27 | 9 h 36 min | −1 min 48 s |
| Mon 23 | 06:52 | 16:27 | 9 h 35 min | −1 min 46 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day15 h 13 min21 June
Shortest day9 h 9 min21 December
Earliest sunset16:228 December
Latest sunrise07:2431 October
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Aurora they are 13 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
