07:37 Sunrise13:02 Solar noon18:26 Sunset
Sunrise07:37105° E
10 h 50 min−2 min 21 sDay length
Sunset 18:26255° W
Golden hour · morning07:20–08:14
Golden hour · evening17:49–18:43
Blue hour · evening18:43–18:54
Solar noon13:02
Civil twilight07:09–18:54
CDTChicago
Tonight
Full moon
97% lit at noon
17:24 05:52
Coming up
Next full moonSunday, 25 October 202623:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October07:38 – 18:25
Sunday 25 October07:38 – 18:25
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:20–08:14
- evening
- 17:49–18:43
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 07:09–07:20
- evening
- 18:43–18:54
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 105° E
- Sunset
- 255° W
Independence in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:37 | 18:26 | 10 h 50 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 07:38 | 18:25 | 10 h 47 min | −2 min 21 s |
| Mon 26 | 07:39 | 18:24 | 10 h 45 min | −2 min 20 s |
| Tue 27 | 07:40 | 18:23 | 10 h 43 min | −2 min 19 s |
| Wed 28 | 07:41 | 18:21 | 10 h 40 min | −2 min 18 s |
| Thu 29 | 07:42 | 18:20 | 10 h 38 min | −2 min 17 s |
| Fri 30 | 07:43 | 18:19 | 10 h 36 min | −2 min 16 s |
| Sat 31 | 07:44 | 18:18 | 10 h 34 min | −2 min 15 s |
| Sun 1 | 06:45 | 17:17 | 10 h 31 min | −2 min 14 s |
| Mon 2 | 06:46 | 17:16 | 10 h 29 min | −2 min 13 s |
| Tue 3 | 06:48 | 17:14 | 10 h 27 min | −2 min 12 s |
| Wed 4 | 06:49 | 17:13 | 10 h 25 min | −2 min 11 s |
| Thu 5 | 06:50 | 17:12 | 10 h 23 min | −2 min 9 s |
| Fri 6 | 06:51 | 17:11 | 10 h 20 min | −2 min 8 s |
| Sat 7 | 06:52 | 17:10 | 10 h 18 min | −2 min 7 s |
| Sun 8 | 06:53 | 17:09 | 10 h 16 min | −2 min 5 s |
| Mon 9 | 06:54 | 17:08 | 10 h 14 min | −2 min 4 s |
| Tue 10 | 06:55 | 17:07 | 10 h 12 min | −2 min 2 s |
| Wed 11 | 06:56 | 17:07 | 10 h 10 min | −2 min 0 s |
| Thu 12 | 06:58 | 17:06 | 10 h 8 min | −1 min 59 s |
| Fri 13 | 06:59 | 17:05 | 10 h 6 min | −1 min 57 s |
| Sat 14 | 07:00 | 17:04 | 10 h 4 min | −1 min 55 s |
| Sun 15 | 07:01 | 17:03 | 10 h 2 min | −1 min 53 s |
| Mon 16 | 07:02 | 17:03 | 10 h 1 min | −1 min 51 s |
| Tue 17 | 07:03 | 17:02 | 9 h 59 min | −1 min 49 s |
| Wed 18 | 07:04 | 17:01 | 9 h 57 min | −1 min 47 s |
| Thu 19 | 07:05 | 17:01 | 9 h 55 min | −1 min 45 s |
| Fri 20 | 07:06 | 17:00 | 9 h 53 min | −1 min 42 s |
| Sat 21 | 07:08 | 16:59 | 9 h 52 min | −1 min 40 s |
| Sun 22 | 07:09 | 16:59 | 9 h 50 min | −1 min 38 s |
| Mon 23 | 07:10 | 16:58 | 9 h 49 min | −1 min 35 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day14 h 55 min21 June
Shortest day9 h 25 min21 December
Earliest sunset16:556 December
Latest sunrise07:4431 October
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Independence they are 15 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
