Timezone:Central Daylight Time
Current Time:Wednesday, September 16, 2026 3:49 AM
Longitude:-88.3138014
Latitude:41.8917065
Sunrise Time Today:6:35:40 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:03:23 PM
Daylength Today:12h 27m 43s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:36:42 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:7:01:38 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:12h 24m 56s

: Show All Dates

Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:22:07 AM 4:32:53 PM 9h 10m 46s
Feb 1, 2026 7:08:11 AM 5:07:42 PM 9h 59m 31s
Mar 1, 2026 6:31:26 AM 5:43:07 PM 11h 11m 41s
Apr 1, 2026 6:38:59 AM 7:18:08 PM 12h 39m 8s
May 1, 2026 5:52:03 AM 7:51:17 PM 13h 59m 14s
Jun 1, 2026 5:22:32 AM 8:22:16 PM 14h 59m 44s
Jul 1, 2026 5:22:29 AM 8:33:39 PM 15h 11m 9s
Aug 1, 2026 5:47:06 AM 8:14:35 PM 14h 27m 29s
Sep 1, 2026 6:19:18 AM 7:30:54 PM 13h 11m 36s
Sep 16, 2026 6:34:39 AM 7:05:09 PM 12h 30m 29s
Sep 17, 2026 6:35:40 AM 7:03:23 PM 12h 27m 43s
Oct 1, 2026 6:50:10 AM 6:38:48 PM 11h 48m 38s
Nov 1, 2026 7:25:34 AM 5:50:37 PM 10h 25m 2s
Dec 1, 2026 7:01:44 AM 4:25:06 PM 9h 23m 21s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Dawn Ornaments by Carl's Captures, Sunrise, Prairie Landing Golf Club, West Chicago

Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 180, f/8.0, 38mm,
Dawn Ornaments by Carl's Captures
Mile Post 28.25 by Carl's Captures, A westbound freight train winds its way through Winfield, Illinois in early morning light at Mile Po
Mile Post 28.25 by Carl's Captures
Mile Post 27.75 by Carl's Captures, UP3864 rounds the curve just after sunset at Mile Post 27.75 of the Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision
Mile Post 27.75 by Carl's Captures
Hierarchy of Reeds by Carl's Captures, Sunrise, Lincoln Marsh, Wheaton

Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 140, f/8.0, 18mm, 1/250slincolnmars
Hierarchy of Reeds by Carl's Captures
Mile Post 35.45 by Carl's Captures, An eastbound freight train passes through Geneva, Illinois at sunset at Mile Post 35.45 on the Union
Mile Post 35.45 by Carl's Captures
Better Off Red by Carl's Captures, LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, St. Charles, Illinois

Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 200, f/11.0, 120
Better Off Red by Carl's Captures
Clearing Storms by ratulm, Definitely, not the cleanest of all, but the passing storm during sunset can make for some lovely co
Clearing Storms by ratulm
Mile Post 30.30 by Carl's Captures, As the sun sets in the West, an eastbound Union Pacific freight train approaches a set of "diam
Mile Post 30.30 by Carl's Captures
Queen Anne's Lace - on EXPLORE - I think.....first time ever! by Ukbeth, I went back to one of my favourite local spots to try and get a couple of sunset pictures. The grass
Queen Anne's Lace - on EXPLORE - I think.....first time ever! by Ukbeth
Into The Wild by Hoist!Man, I'm certainly no Botanist, far from it. These could be wild flowers, could be weeds. But the light,
Into The Wild by Hoist!Man
the sound of winter by pixelmama, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi06TWlKeHc&ob=av3e" rel="nofollow">♫ Bush – The Sound o
the sound of winter by pixelmama
Arbor-geddon by Carl's Captures, Morning breaks with theatrical flair at Lincoln Marsh in Wheaton. 

Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO
Arbor-geddon by Carl's Captures
Sunny and Shear by Carl's Captures, Main Street, Downtown West Chicago

Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 1000, f/6.3, 250mm, 1/200ssunset
Sunny and Shear by Carl's Captures
Sister Golden Hair by Carl's Captures, A wisp of prairie flora shines at sunset in Wheaton's Lincoln Marsh.

Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO
Sister Golden Hair by Carl's Captures
Offshore Tanking by Carl's Captures, Pershing Tank, First Division Museum, Cantigny Park, Wheaton

<a href="https://www.fdmuseum.org/exhi
Offshore Tanking by Carl's Captures
Mile Post 28.60 by Carl's Captures, High Lake Road, Winfield

Union Pacific SD70M #4503 leads an eastbound manifest through Winfield at
Mile Post 28.60 by Carl's Captures
Aluminumation by Carl's Captures, Herrick Lake Forest Preserve ~ Wheaton, Illinois 

Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 250, f/6.3, 270mm
Aluminumation by Carl's Captures
Sunrise at Hawk Hollow (Explored) by Kevin Rodde Photography, Sunrise at Hawk Hollowsunrise canon day cloudy gras bartlett 500d rodde forestpreservedistrictofdupa
Sunrise at Hawk Hollow (Explored) by Kevin Rodde Photography
It's That Time by urbsinhorto1837, Wildflowers on their last legs as the leaves being to fall at Bluff Spring Fen. bluffspringfen cookc
It's That Time by urbsinhorto1837
Alternative Lens Hood (Explored 10 Nov 2015) by Lady Silvermane, Didn't have a lens hood with me but did have my sunglasses. At first was just using them to block th
Alternative Lens Hood (Explored 10 Nov 2015) by Lady Silvermane
Mother Nature's Freedom & Liberty by dscharen, While many towns and cities across Northern Illinois geared up to celebrate the nation's birthday, a
Mother Nature's Freedom & Liberty by dscharen
Fabyan Windmill at Sunset - Geneva, IL by kinchloe, Three-shot HDR image of the Fabyan Windmill at the Fabyan Forest Preserve.

All I can think of when
Fabyan Windmill at Sunset - Geneva, IL by kinchloe
Sunset - Pottawatomie Park - Saint charles Il = Explore 5-21-23 #288 by Meridith112, The Canadian wildfires are creating some interesting sunsets.
Fox Riverpottawatomie pottawatomiepark
Sunset - Pottawatomie Park - Saint charles Il = Explore 5-21-23 #288 by Meridith112
Through the ether by James Jordan, A lone duck cuts across the surface of a river, a traveler through the ethereal world.

More on my p
Through the ether by James Jordan
Foggy Sunrise by Lady Silvermane, Beautiful cool, crisp morning with frost, dew and fog over local pond made for some fun sunrise pict
Foggy Sunrise by Lady Silvermane
Twigged Out by Carl's Captures, Daybreak, Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, Wheaton

Sony DSC-HX1, ISO 125, f/4.5, 5.0mm, 1/250sdawn sun
Twigged Out by Carl's Captures
140/365: Slips out into the predawn light by pixelmama, <b>Project 365
Thursday • May 20, 2010</b>

Headed out to my favorite sunrise spot this morning just
140/365: Slips out into the predawn light by pixelmama
Winter Sunrise over St Charles. by Ukbeth, My daughter didn't realize that I had an ulterior motive for driving her to school this morning....t
Winter Sunrise over St Charles. by Ukbeth
Depot Express by Jim Frazier, The morning train into Chicago from the end of the line.  This is from a couple of years ago.  I was
Depot Express by Jim Frazier
Memorial Day MMXXII by Jim Frazier, In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark ou
Memorial Day MMXXII by Jim Frazier
Fermilab Sunset by Josh Thompson, sunset lake grass weeds sigma30mmf14dc fermilab assortedfaves lightroom3 d7000 flickrbingo2 flickrbi
Fermilab Sunset by Josh Thompson
Fermilab Blue Hour by Mark Kaletka, On my walk back to the parking lot.dark dusk evening fermilab landscape light nature snow sunset tre
Fermilab Blue Hour by Mark Kaletka
Now Boarding by dscharen, Time for a photo dump!  Let's turn back the clock to 15 years ago from the day I'm posting this, to
Now Boarding by dscharen
Now Boarding by dscharen, Time for a photo dump!  Let's turn back the clock to 15 years ago from the day I'm posting this, to
Now Boarding by dscharen
Project 365: Day 353 "The Quiet Awe of Fallen Snow" by pixelmama, 12/19/09 – Day 353 of 365

I left the house before sunrise and headed down to the Fox River in Genev
Project 365: Day 353 "The Quiet Awe of Fallen Snow" by pixelmama
Sunrise Singularity by Kevin Rodde Photography, A shot looking East from Hawk Hollow forest preserve towards Mallard Lake.   On this particular morn
Sunrise Singularity by Kevin Rodde Photography
Almost North Western by Don Kalkman, Former Chicago and North Western AC4400CW 8804 was leading a westbound coal empty underneath the meg
Almost North Western by Don Kalkman
Winter Sunrise over the Fox River. by Ukbeth, My daughter didn't realize that I had an ulterior motive for driving her to school this morning....t
Winter Sunrise over the Fox River. by Ukbeth
Looking North on the Fox River - Fall I by Jim Frazier, Fabyan Forest Preserve
 <a href="http://www.kaneforest.com/ForestPreserveView.aspx?ID=18" rel="nofol
Looking North on the Fox River - Fall I by Jim Frazier
Next Stop, West Chicago by Theresa*, Looking west from the Winfield train station as a late rush hour Metra passenger train winds its way
Next Stop, West Chicago by Theresa*
The Thinker (with tongue out) by Ukbeth, Messing around with my daughters at the park with a beautiful sunset going on behind ussilhouettes s
The Thinker (with tongue out) by Ukbeth
Square Lake Sunrise by Kevin Rodde Photography, No color tweaking except for white balancelake sunrise canon 6d rodde herricklake forestpreservedist
Square Lake Sunrise by Kevin Rodde Photography
In the Pink by Ukbeth, Sunrise over St. Charles, Illinoispink sunrise river illinois glow silhouettes foxriver stcharles
In the Pink by Ukbeth
Golden Hour Lodge by Jim Frazier, I usually pass the clubhouse on my (almost) daily walks.  And I don't typically walk during the Gold
Golden Hour Lodge by Jim Frazier
Last Run of the CA&E by dscharen, Time for a photo dump!  Let's turn back the clock to 15 years ago from the day I'm posting this, to
Last Run of the CA&E by dscharen
Jon Anderson of Yes tonight by Meridith112, 
Legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson will be touring with The Band Geeks Spring 2023! The
Jon Anderson of Yes tonight by Meridith112
Late Afternoon by Jim Frazier, A Bald Cypress at the edge of the water on my Edgewater walk
Edgewater by Del Webb
Elgin, Illinois -
Late Afternoon by Jim Frazier
BNSF 676 west in Aurora, Illinois on Septembe 6, 2021. by soo6000, A rare ex Santa Fe warbonnet leads this 103 car manifest train, HCNIGAL1-06A.  Literally, the last m
BNSF 676 west in Aurora, Illinois on Septembe 6, 2021. by soo6000
Midwest Surfline by Carlos Ferran, Metra 74 roars out of La Fox station and into the setting sun as it nears its final stop at Elburn.t
Midwest Surfline by Carlos Ferran
Unused by Kevin Rodde Photography, Not too long ago this was the scene at Lake Pickerel at Pratts Wayne Woods.   

Now in mid - April,
Unused by Kevin Rodde Photography
Memorial Day 2024 by Jim Frazier, <i>IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in t
Memorial Day 2024 by Jim Frazier
92/365: The Little Lighthouse that Could by pixelmama, <b>Project 365
Friday • April 2, 2010</b>

This is a faux lighthouse (active but not on navigable wa
92/365: The Little Lighthouse that Could by pixelmama
CN 2140 south in Eola, Illinois on February 29, 2020. by soo6000, A loaded grain train, G88081, runs along the ex EJ&E with a 3 pack of C40-8W's.  All three are e
CN 2140 south in Eola, Illinois on February 29, 2020. by soo6000
Savor the Moment by Kevin Rodde Photography, ...a pleasant sunset on the way home this evening.sunset tree clouds canon illinois bartlett 6d flic
Savor the Moment by Kevin Rodde Photography
Frosty by dscharen, illinoisprairiepath frost bataviajunction chicagoauroraelgin cae sunsetlines aurora illinois
Frosty by dscharen
Memorial Day 2025 by Jim Frazier, <i>IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in t
Memorial Day 2025 by Jim Frazier
The Moment by Kevin Rodde Photography, trees sun water clouds sunrise canon dawn geese sunny phragmites sihlouette 500d prattswaynewoods fo
The Moment by Kevin Rodde Photography
Otherworldly Sunset by Kevin Rodde Photography, When I first saw this scene,  it reminded me of one of those fantastical science fiction illustratio
Otherworldly Sunset by Kevin Rodde Photography
Saint James Farm - Before the Crowds by John C Hansen, Sunrise on a Saturday morning.
Saint James Farm - Before the Crowds by John C Hansen
Evening Walk Around the Neighborhood by Patricia Henschen, My daughter's neighborhood in Illinoiswalk neighborhood pond flowers prairie wildflowers clouds suns
Evening Walk Around the Neighborhood by Patricia Henschen