07:20 Sunrise12:41 Solar noon18:01 Sunset
Sunrise07:20105° E
10 h 41 min−2 min 39 sDay length
Sunset 18:01254° W
Golden hour · morning07:02–07:59
Golden hour · evening17:22–18:18
Blue hour · evening18:18–18:29
Solar noon12:41
Civil twilight06:51–18:29
CDTChicago
Tonight
Full moon
97% lit at noon
16:59 05:33
Coming up
Next full moonSunday, 25 October 202623:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October07:21 – 17:59
Sunday 25 October07:21 – 17:59
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:02–07:59
- evening
- 17:22–18:18
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 06:51–07:02
- evening
- 18:18–18:29
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 105° E
- Sunset
- 254° W
Rockford in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:20 | 18:01 | 10 h 41 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 07:21 | 17:59 | 10 h 38 min | −2 min 38 s |
| Mon 26 | 07:22 | 17:58 | 10 h 35 min | −2 min 38 s |
| Tue 27 | 07:24 | 17:56 | 10 h 33 min | −2 min 37 s |
| Wed 28 | 07:25 | 17:55 | 10 h 30 min | −2 min 36 s |
| Thu 29 | 07:26 | 17:54 | 10 h 28 min | −2 min 35 s |
| Fri 30 | 07:27 | 17:52 | 10 h 25 min | −2 min 34 s |
| Sat 31 | 07:28 | 17:51 | 10 h 23 min | −2 min 32 s |
| Sun 1 | 06:30 | 16:50 | 10 h 20 min | −2 min 31 s |
| Mon 2 | 06:31 | 16:48 | 10 h 18 min | −2 min 30 s |
| Tue 3 | 06:32 | 16:47 | 10 h 15 min | −2 min 29 s |
| Wed 4 | 06:33 | 16:46 | 10 h 13 min | −2 min 27 s |
| Thu 5 | 06:35 | 16:45 | 10 h 10 min | −2 min 26 s |
| Fri 6 | 06:36 | 16:44 | 10 h 8 min | −2 min 24 s |
| Sat 7 | 06:37 | 16:42 | 10 h 5 min | −2 min 23 s |
| Sun 8 | 06:38 | 16:41 | 10 h 3 min | −2 min 21 s |
| Mon 9 | 06:40 | 16:40 | 10 h 1 min | −2 min 19 s |
| Tue 10 | 06:41 | 16:39 | 9 h 58 min | −2 min 18 s |
| Wed 11 | 06:42 | 16:38 | 9 h 56 min | −2 min 16 s |
| Thu 12 | 06:43 | 16:37 | 9 h 54 min | −2 min 14 s |
| Fri 13 | 06:45 | 16:36 | 9 h 52 min | −2 min 12 s |
| Sat 14 | 06:46 | 16:35 | 9 h 50 min | −2 min 10 s |
| Sun 15 | 06:47 | 16:34 | 9 h 47 min | −2 min 8 s |
| Mon 16 | 06:48 | 16:34 | 9 h 45 min | −2 min 6 s |
| Tue 17 | 06:50 | 16:33 | 9 h 43 min | −2 min 3 s |
| Wed 18 | 06:51 | 16:32 | 9 h 41 min | −2 min 1 s |
| Thu 19 | 06:52 | 16:31 | 9 h 39 min | −1 min 58 s |
| Fri 20 | 06:53 | 16:31 | 9 h 37 min | −1 min 56 s |
| Sat 21 | 06:54 | 16:30 | 9 h 35 min | −1 min 53 s |
| Sun 22 | 06:56 | 16:29 | 9 h 34 min | −1 min 51 s |
| Mon 23 | 06:57 | 16:29 | 9 h 32 min | −1 min 48 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day15 h 16 min21 June
Shortest day9 h 5 min21 December
Earliest sunset16:248 December
Latest sunrise07:2831 October
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Rockford they are 13 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
