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Current Time:Tuesday, September 15, 2026 9:24 PM
Longitude:-87.8122
Latitude:42.028927
Sunrise Time Today:6:32:35 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:03:12 PM
Daylength Today:12h 30m 37s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:33:37 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:7:01:27 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:12h 27m 49s

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Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:20:33 AM 4:30:26 PM 9h 9m 53s
Feb 1, 2026 7:06:29 AM 5:05:23 PM 9h 58m 53s
Mar 1, 2026 6:29:33 AM 5:40:59 PM 11h 11m 25s
Apr 1, 2026 6:36:54 AM 7:16:13 PM 12h 39m 18s
May 1, 2026 5:49:45 AM 7:49:33 PM 13h 59m 47s
Jun 1, 2026 5:20:05 AM 8:20:42 PM 15h 0m 37s
Jul 1, 2026 5:20:00 AM 8:32:07 PM 15h 12m 6s
Aug 1, 2026 5:44:45 AM 8:12:56 PM 14h 28m 11s
Sep 1, 2026 6:17:08 AM 7:29:04 PM 13h 11m 55s
Sep 16, 2026 6:32:35 AM 7:03:12 PM 12h 30m 37s
Sep 17, 2026 6:33:37 AM 7:01:27 PM 12h 27m 49s
Oct 1, 2026 6:48:12 AM 6:36:45 PM 11h 48m 33s
Nov 1, 2026 7:23:49 AM 5:48:22 PM 10h 24m 32s
Dec 1, 2026 7:00:08 AM 4:22:41 PM 9h 22m 32s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Early Morning Magic by Dave Stargazer, I guess the American West doesn't have a monopoly on astonishing sunrises! Northern Illinois showing
Early Morning Magic by Dave Stargazer
CBG Photowalk 1 of 3 by cotarr, Saturday was the first CBG photowalk of 2014. I arrived about 7:30 to see the beautiful sunrise from
CBG Photowalk 1 of 3 by cotarr
Ice Pillar (Explore) by matt_frankel, Another capture using the Fuji.  Unexpectedly, I liked the few random shots captured with the Fuji o
Ice Pillar (Explore) by matt_frankel
20140925 01 Sunrise on the Green Line by davidwilson1949,                                railroad train sunrise cta transit metra oakpark rapidtransit
20140925 01 Sunrise on the Green Line by davidwilson1949
Happy Fence Friday {Feeling Good ... Beach Side} Edition! by pixelmama, A beach fence from the archives; a bokeh peep taking a morning stroll along the shore of Lake Michig
Happy Fence Friday {Feeling Good ... Beach Side} Edition! by pixelmama
Perfect Morning at Lighthouse Beach by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago, This was a couple years ago. We couldn't have asked for better light, but it only lasted a few minut
Perfect Morning at Lighthouse Beach by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago
2010 Lake Michigan Sunrise (Explore #1 November 12, 2010) by DrLensCap, Between Bryn Mawr and Foster, Chicago, Illinoislake chicago robert sunrise illinois michigan il kram
2010 Lake Michigan Sunrise (Explore #1 November 12, 2010) by DrLensCap
Sunrise Over Lake Arlington by Kyle Krinninger, Arlington Heights, IL

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Sunrise Over Lake Arlington by Kyle Krinninger
Sunrise, sunrise ... looks like mornin' in your eyes by pixelmama, Hi. Here's my fence. I'm experiencing writer's block. Please forgive me!
Sorry for posting & run
Sunrise, sunrise ... looks like mornin' in your eyes by pixelmama
Cloud City by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago, This weekend I woke up to shoot some early morning sunrise shots. I've always wanted to go up to the
Cloud City by Chris Smith/Out of Chicago
Evanston Pier - Long Exposure by ratulm, Another one from the same night when the clouds really started rolling in and I had to cut short my
Evanston Pier - Long Exposure by ratulm
Cooler Near The Lake by clarsonx, This is the 2nd best decaying pier in Evanston. Or breakwater, or whatever. I was scouting this loca
Cooler Near The Lake by clarsonx
Thaw by matt_frankel, This location in Evanston is quickly becoming one of my favorite locations to photograph along Lake
Thaw by matt_frankel
Time and Place by Andy Marfia, Lake Michigan in Evanston, IL, December 2016.

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Time and Place by Andy Marfia
The whole of you 你是我的全部 by Dahai Z, Lake Potawatomie Panoramapotawatomiwoods lakepotawatomi sunset autumn 2021 panorama explored
The whole of you 你是我的全部 by Dahai Z
Snow Walker (Explored) by Wes Iversen, This shot, taken at Big Bend Lake, in Cook County, Illinois, is my first HDR-processed image. It was
Snow Walker (Explored) by Wes Iversen
Warm Remembrances by Wes Iversen, With the outbreak of frigid air across much of North America, it seemed like a good time for some wa
Warm Remembrances by Wes Iversen
Service Road Skyline by Andy Marfia, Near Montrose Harbor, Chicago, November 2016

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Service Road Skyline by Andy Marfia
Brave by In Memoriam: Flipped Out, It was minus 11.7 Celsius Centigrade (10.9 F) temperature,
-18 C (0 F) windchill outside when this w
Brave by In Memoriam: Flipped Out
Ice Floes by urbsinhorto1837, Baha'i Temple from Wilmette Harbor. architecture bahaihouseofworship building chicagoland dawn gills
Ice Floes by urbsinhorto1837
harbor roof by Christian Collins, Low clouds over Lake Michigan from the Church Street Power Boat Ramp in Evanston, IL.canoneos5dmarki
harbor roof by Christian Collins
Finding a way through by matt_frankel, Capturing the morning light is a cathartic experience.  I read an article that brought up an importa
Finding a way through by matt_frankel
HCS - Winter Sunset edition by Wes Iversen, Sundown at The Grove, a local historical site

Happy Cliché Saturday, folks!trees nature illinois th
HCS - Winter Sunset edition by Wes Iversen
Daybreak by Christopher.F Photography, Press <b> L</b> on your keyboard for the full experience!

Sunday morning I met up with some of my p
Daybreak by Christopher.F Photography
Drowning by matt_frankel, I love long exposures.  

This was taken a month or two back in Evanston with a few friends.  It got
Drowning by matt_frankel
Sunset Rock & Roll by Wes Iversen, These old-time rockers were good, but most of the crowd at Mount Prospect's BluesMobile Cruise Night
Sunset Rock & Roll by Wes Iversen
First light by matt_frankel, Sunrise shots are simply my favorite...racing to a location, scouting out a spot, and then awaiting
First light by matt_frankel
Bahai Temple by dougbank, I took this a few years ago but just stumbled upon it. I'm not sure why I was here at sunset, but it
Bahai Temple by dougbank
Franklin Park Sunset by Robby Gragg, CP 7018 pulls out for headroom with CP 470 as the sun sets. Franklin Park, ILcp sd70acu 7018 frankli
Franklin Park Sunset by Robby Gragg
SOCIAL ISOLATION by Nenad Spasojevic, Hey guys, hope today is a better day? After an early start on Wednesday we decided to run quickly ou
SOCIAL ISOLATION by Nenad Spasojevic
White-tailed Deer at Sundown (Explored) by Wes Iversen, I decided to go with a painterly look for this week’s Fence Friday shot. These two scampered away sh
White-tailed Deer at Sundown (Explored) by Wes Iversen
South from Montrose Harbor to Chicago Skyline by Kurt Kramer, (Image Canon 52588)chicago lakemichigan montrose cityscape landscape magichour montroseharbor sky su
South from Montrose Harbor to Chicago Skyline by Kurt Kramer
Blue before the dawn by Steven B. Weinberg, I screwed up and left my ISO at 1000 so there's a lot of noise, but I like the sense of tranquility.
Blue before the dawn by Steven B. Weinberg
Bensenville Sunrise by SD80MAC_4103, The winter morning sun reflects off the front of CP MP15AC #1445 as the conductor lines some switche
Bensenville Sunrise by SD80MAC_4103
Exit from Montrose Harbor at Dawn (52618) by Kurt Kramer, (Image Canon 52618)montrose chicago lakemichigan dawn sunrise magichour ice reflection reflections s
Exit from Montrose Harbor at Dawn (52618) by Kurt Kramer
Secret Location by Don Kalkman, Norfolk Southern's Lackawanna Heritage motor rolls under the rarely-photographed signal bridge in Fr
Secret Location by Don Kalkman
Sunset SD40s by Robby Gragg, UP SD40N 1950 leads YPRCP west into a beautiful sunset in Franklin Park, IL. park up franklin 1950 s
Sunset SD40s by Robby Gragg
My purple dream 紫色的梦幻 by Dahai Z, Glencoe Beach by Lake Michigan at the blue hour

We went to see the supermoon tonight and she was to
My purple dream 紫色的梦幻 by Dahai Z
Sunset heritage by Robby Gragg, CP SD70ACU 7010 leads CPKC I45 East through Franklin Park, IL.
Sunset heritage by Robby Gragg
Sunrise, Dog Beach by p2wy, I've decided to forgo CST and just live for a while on GMT, since I'll be back across the Atlantic l
Sunrise, Dog Beach by p2wy
Busse Dam - Downstream View by Wes Iversen, A bicycle and pedestrian trail crosses this dam at the south end of 590-acre Busse Lake, in Cook Cou
Busse Dam - Downstream View by Wes Iversen
Fire at Sea by matt_frankel, Reminiscing the days of getting out to explore the wonders of sunrises along the lake...lake sunrise
Fire at Sea by matt_frankel
Autumn begins by SF knitter, We had perfect conditions for mist this weekend...Only just a little color so far, but the trees are
Autumn begins by SF knitter
Winnebago Sunrise by SD80MAC_4103, A Metra F40PHM-2 leads old and new bi-levels west past the Mannhiem Metra platform on a frigid Janua
Winnebago Sunrise by SD80MAC_4103
Breaking the cold by matt_frankel, This is another shot I was able to capture at the Bahai Temple a few weeks back, on what was an incr
Breaking the cold by matt_frankel
Wonderful Chicago by PeteTsai, I'm trying to find a bad angle to shoot this city from, but its not easy!  From above the city reall
Wonderful Chicago by PeteTsai
Tri-Color by Don Kalkman, A trio of throw-away General Electric motors roll a CP 580 across Oakton Street in Des Plaines short
Tri-Color by Don Kalkman
Perfect start to a beautiful day by SF knitter, The weather report had a frost warning for Sunday morning. Sounded like it would be worth the effort
Perfect start to a beautiful day by SF knitter
Still Waters Run Deep by BlinkOfALens, A serene morning at Wilmette Harbor. I finally got to use my ND filters effectively. longexposure mo
Still Waters Run Deep by BlinkOfALens
Come Around Sundown by benchorizo, Taken at Elliot Park in Evanston while the sun was setting behind me.longexposure sunset lake nikon
Come Around Sundown by benchorizo
Sunset on the South Shore by Don Kalkman, South Shore Freight GP38-2 2001 hitches a ride to Kansas City for rebuilding on a CP 473 freight pow
Sunset on the South Shore by Don Kalkman
Sky sun (280/365) by dharder9475, Good morning my sun!
I saw your plume yesterday...
Don't scare me like that!2022 privpublic sunrise
Sky sun (280/365) by dharder9475
Walm and cold by AamerJaved, Nothing better than enjoying a sunrise while enjoying and listening to bashing wavesmorning blue ora
Walm and cold by AamerJaved
Up on the roof (007/365) by dharder9475, On a whim, I came up to what I thought was an empty above ground parking lot. Not only was I surpris
Up on the roof (007/365) by dharder9475
The Front by Kevin Whitworth Photography, old blue black sunrise shoreline lakemichigan northshore lakeshore pilings greatlake weatherfront pi
The Front by Kevin Whitworth Photography
You even set my world into motion.. by i eaт sтars, Gorgeous Vette at a car show near sunset.

Happy Thursday!!  Weekend is almost here! :D


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You even set my world into motion.. by i eaт sтars
Norridge Sunset Panoramic by benchorizo, I don't like dealing with snow right now. Just sunsets.Taken from the rooftop parking lot of the HIP
Norridge Sunset Panoramic by benchorizo
Who's up for some hoops? by Andy Marfia, A snowy basketball court at sunset, near Foster Ave Beach, Chicago, January 2022. 

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Who's up for some hoops? by Andy Marfia
Powerline by Andy Marfia, Some interesting clouds after a rain storm, Chicago, July 2016. I took this the same night as the <a
Powerline by Andy Marfia
WINTER POCKETS by Nenad Spasojevic, I hope you are enjoying your Sunday? Missed sunrise and then I went out a bit later just so I don’t
WINTER POCKETS by Nenad Spasojevic