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Longitude:-87.902534
Latitude:42.290622
Sunrise Time Today:6:33:52 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:01:54 PM
Daylength Today:12h 28m 2s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:34:54 AM
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Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:21:46 AM 4:29:57 PM 9h 8m 11s
Feb 1, 2026 7:07:26 AM 5:05:08 PM 9h 57m 42s
Mar 1, 2026 6:30:10 AM 5:41:06 PM 11h 10m 55s
Apr 1, 2026 6:37:06 AM 7:16:44 PM 12h 39m 37s
May 1, 2026 5:49:35 AM 7:50:27 PM 14h 0m 52s
Jun 1, 2026 5:19:36 AM 8:21:55 PM 15h 2m 19s
Jul 1, 2026 5:19:27 AM 8:33:23 PM 15h 13m 56s
Aug 1, 2026 5:44:25 AM 8:13:59 PM 14h 29m 33s
Sep 1, 2026 6:17:11 AM 7:29:44 PM 13h 12m 33s
Sep 16, 2026 6:32:50 AM 7:03:41 PM 12h 30m 51s
Sep 17, 2026 6:33:52 AM 7:01:54 PM 12h 28m 2s
Oct 1, 2026 6:48:38 AM 6:37:02 PM 11h 48m 24s
Nov 1, 2026 7:24:39 AM 5:48:15 PM 10h 23m 36s
Dec 1, 2026 7:01:17 AM 4:22:16 PM 9h 20m 58s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

A silent witness of everything that passes by ... and a place to just sit and watch as everything unfolds around you by pixelmama, While shooting in Lake Bluff, I was intrigued by this bench and this towering tree at the end of its
A silent witness of everything that passes by ... and a place to just sit and watch as everything unfolds around you by pixelmama
Day 30: Spiky Weeds by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago, I think this looks like it's from the American Southwest. But, actually, it came together in Wheelin
Day 30: Spiky Weeds by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago
Six Flags Sunset by Robby Gragg, The sun sets over Raging Bull at Six Flags. Gurnee, ILsix flags great america gurnee fright fest rag
Six Flags Sunset by Robby Gragg
Promise kept by SF knitter, When I arrived at Half Day a little over a week ago, there were just a few birds chatting with each
Promise kept by SF knitter
"The sun shines not on us but in us" - John Muir by SF knitter, Sunrise over the lake in Independence Grove. This used to be a gravel quarry many years ago. It's a
"The sun shines not on us but in us" - John Muir by SF knitter
Spiderwebs and sunbeams by SF knitter, We had some lovely cool weather the other week before it got hot and sticky again. Along with nearly
Spiderwebs and sunbeams by SF knitter
Sea of Gold by SF knitter, Have a great weekend, everyone.sea sun mist lake fog sunrise illinois canoe preserves lakecounty ind
Sea of Gold by SF knitter
Golden Hour sunset - Illinois by stevelamb007, Wheeling, Illinoissunset usa cloud sun landscape us illinois zonsondergang nikon tramonto sonnenunte
Golden Hour sunset - Illinois by stevelamb007
Green Light on a Red Sky by Joe K Gage, Sometimes it is worth waking up early on a Saturday morning. The harbor light at the end of this La
Green Light on a Red Sky by Joe K Gage
Fly into sunrise 日出无日 by Dahai Z, The beautiful morning yesterday at Independence Grove, Libertyville, Illinois I'm not a morning pers
Fly into sunrise 日出无日 by Dahai Z
Redemption by SF knitter, Sunrise, Half Day Pond This forest preserve is a basically on my way to work, and with sunrises occ
Redemption by SF knitter
Blue Lagoon by Picture Pages by Patrick, blue light sunset fab sky lake chicago color reflection water colors rock night marina stars star bo
Blue Lagoon by Picture Pages by Patrick
Fairway to Heaven by Dahai Z, This was one of the the first shots I took, at the fairway to the 7th hole before the sun fully emer
Fairway to Heaven by Dahai Z
Savanna sunrise by SF knitter, At least, I think you'd classify this area as savanna, not prairie. And while it looks like I'm in t
Savanna sunrise by SF knitter
Openlands Lightshow by jrobfoto.com, This is where we kicked off our trip to Door County, just north of Chicago. Got up at 4am so we coul
Openlands Lightshow by jrobfoto.com
Fort Sheridan Preserve, Lake County, Illinois by mastodont, The week-end forecast called for high temperatures in the low to mid-40s. I was thinking that we mig
Fort Sheridan Preserve, Lake County, Illinois by mastodont
Spirit of the Forest by Dahai Z, Sunset at Reed-Turner Nature Center in Long Grove, Illinois HDR from three shots.sunset forest even
Spirit of the Forest by Dahai Z
September Morn 清晨 by Dahai Z, Another shot of the golf course in the morning. This is an HDR merge of 3 bracketed shots. BY this
September Morn 清晨 by Dahai Z
Dreamy autumn morning by SF knitter, This was before the sun came up over the horizon and turned the world gold. Or at least before the m
Dreamy autumn morning by SF knitter
Promise of things to come by SF knitter, My friend Garen is always teasing me about going to Half Day Forest Preserve to shoot. Well, it is c
Promise of things to come by SF knitter
Des Plaines River Through the Sumac by jeff_a_goldberg, This was taken about 15 minutes after sunrise. I knew the sin would hit the sumac and really bring
Des Plaines River Through the Sumac by jeff_a_goldberg
Irresistable by SF knitter, I haven't been to Half Day recently (despite teasing from certain Flickr friends. You know who you a
Irresistable by SF knitter
Sunset at The Des Plaines River in HDR by Seth Oliver Photographic Art, went over to the Wadsworth/ Gurnee Woods Forest Preserve along Rte. 41 and Wadsworth St. and had a g
Sunset at The Des Plaines River in HDR by Seth Oliver Photographic Art
December Tie Dye Sunset by noahbw, Casually stumbled on to this outside my front door.trees winter sunset sky silhouette forest square
December Tie Dye Sunset by noahbw
Day before thunderstorm. by JanBlazekStudio, I am very open to learning new stuff so any piece of advice or criticism will be appreciated. And yo
Day before thunderstorm. by JanBlazekStudio
Good Morning 早安 by Dahai Z, I got up early today and welcomed the sunrise at our local golf course. I love this so much I am pos
Good Morning 早安 by Dahai Z
Sunset, Heron Creek Forest Preserve (Illinois) by stevelamb007, Lake County, Illinois (photo taken 4 March 2015)trees winter sunset usa sun snow clouds forest wood
Sunset, Heron Creek Forest Preserve (Illinois) by stevelamb007
Dawn Breaks at Indepedence Grove by jeff_a_goldberg, hdr lcfpd lakecountyforestpreservedepartment independencegrove sunrise phenologyphotography libertyv
Dawn Breaks at Indepedence Grove by jeff_a_goldberg
Autumn sunrise, Independence Grove by SF knitter, The foggy sunrise back last October was such a fantastic morning. I really can't name a favorite fro
Autumn sunrise, Independence Grove by SF knitter
The Rising by Dahai Z, Beautiful misty morning at Independence Grove in Lake County, Illinois HFFsunrise fence golden morn
The Rising by Dahai Z
Revelation by Dahai Z, After sunrise at Independence Grove, Lake County, Illinoismorning water fog sunrise haze canonefs102
Revelation by Dahai Z
Enlightened 秋霞 by Dahai Z, Sunset at Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve, a climactic conclusion to Saturday's sky show.sunset tamron
Enlightened 秋霞 by Dahai Z
Early Spring Mist by SF knitter, Last month, I had some odd hope of getting to Half Day in time for sunrise. Truthfully, as the days
Early Spring Mist by SF knitter
Misty Morning at Independence Grove by jeff_a_goldberg, I arrived early before our scheduled canoe adventure just to catch the sunrise. I was not dissapoin
Misty Morning at Independence Grove by jeff_a_goldberg
Shine on you crazy diamond by SF knitter, It's been cold, wet, windy and down right dreary here in the Chicagoland area. Thought it'd be nice
Shine on you crazy diamond by SF knitter
Winter Sunrise on Lake Michigan by jeff_a_goldberg, fortsheridan lcfpd landscape winter nature lakecountyforestpreservedepartment phenologyphotography i
Winter Sunrise on Lake Michigan by jeff_a_goldberg
Late summer fog by SF knitter, This is for my buddy Kurt. He likes these trees so much, he's named them. Have a great weekend!mis
Late summer fog by SF knitter
Irresistible by SF knitter, This past Wednesday was another glorious morning at Half Day. I am trying very hard not to use my st
Irresistible by SF knitter
Foggy, frosty, misty morning at Half Day Pond by SF knitter, I was pleasantly surprised to see mist coming off the ponds a couple of weeks ago, as I thought the
Foggy, frosty, misty morning at Half Day Pond by SF knitter
Early morning light (Lincolnshire, Illinois) by stevelamb007, Firey clouds over Lake Michigan (5 miles distant).us usa illinois lincolnshire stevelamb nikon d90 w
Early morning light (Lincolnshire, Illinois) by stevelamb007
Swamp Things by Dahai Z, Wildness off Route 22 in Lake County, Illinoissunset reflection water pond swamp canadageese lakecou
Swamp Things by Dahai Z
Golden misty morning by SF knitter, The conditions have been very good for crisp mornings with lots of low fog. On this particular morni
Golden misty morning by SF knitter
Head to the Light by Picture Pages by Patrick, lake guy water clouds sunrise boats boat flag lakemichigan waukegan interestingness8 i500
Head to the Light by Picture Pages by Patrick
Savannah panorama by SF knitter, It was a beautiful morning to be out that day in October...mist fog sunrise illinois preserves lakec
Savannah panorama by SF knitter
Last night I saw light by Dahai Z, phone photo after work at a golf course near my homesunset
Last night I saw light by Dahai Z
Sunrise Over 6th Hole 第六个洞 by Dahai Z, Arboretum Club sunrise yesterday. Golfers have it good, don't you think? This is an HDR merge.morn
Sunrise Over 6th Hole 第六个洞 by Dahai Z
Golden Summer by Dahai Z, Gold Finch at Willow Creek Forest Preserve during sunsetbuffalocreekforestpreserve goldfinch goldenh
Golden Summer by Dahai Z
Autumn Prairie Silhouette by noahbw, Highly recommended on black (press "L"). The dark approach seems to elevate the mystery an
Autumn Prairie Silhouette by noahbw
Flying on by Dahai Z, Remembering this day in 2001blackwhite buffalogrove deerfieldparkway illinois monochrome moody sky s
Flying on by Dahai Z
Hint of color by SF knitter, From the archives...before the sun rose and turned the fog into gold.autumn mist lake fog sunrise il
Hint of color by SF knitter
Late Autumn, Half Day Forest Preserves by SF knitter, Had to trek through a bit of frosty grass to get to this vantage point - well worth it! There was so
Late Autumn, Half Day Forest Preserves by SF knitter
Moonrise over Rollins Savanna by SF knitter, One of the best times to try and get a moon shot is the day before the full moon. Since it rises bef
Moonrise over Rollins Savanna by SF knitter
Cloudy dawn by stevelamb007, Lincolnshire, Illinoistrees winter snow silhouette clouds sunrise landscape dawn illinois nikon wide
Cloudy dawn by stevelamb007
Greeting the morning by SF knitter, Who else would get up so early in the morning besides a photographer chasing light? Someone fishing!
Greeting the morning by SF knitter
11/11/11 by SF knitter, The trees look close enough to the date, don't they? It's not often I process and post a shot on th
11/11/11 by SF knitter
Ice Ice Baby by michellewendling907, Openlands Lakeshore Preserve, Illinoisopenlands lakeshore lake michigan illinois ice sunrise
Ice Ice Baby by michellewendling907
Sunrise on Lake Michigan by Picture Pages by Patrick, morning sea sky sun lighthouse lake fish color reflection bird water colors marina sunrise harbor bo
Sunrise on Lake Michigan by Picture Pages by Patrick
Radiance by Picture Pages by Patrick, trees sunset sun lake fish reflection nature water landscape boat illinois fisherman flickrchallenge
Radiance by Picture Pages by Patrick
Sunset at the Pond by Don Kalkman, Former Wisconsin Central SD40 6001 was northbound on CN's Waukesha Subdivision at the end of the day
Sunset at the Pond by Don Kalkman
A new beginning by SF knitter, There was some brief, intense color on an early December morning before the sun rose above the cloud
A new beginning by SF knitter