Chicago sunrises, 2021
Here's the semi-annual Chicago sunrise chart. (You can get one for your own location at http://www.wx-now.com/Sunrise/SunriseChart.aspx.)
An interesting thing happens in 2021: on November 6th at 7:30:11, we'll have one of the latest sunrises possible—indeed, the latest sunrise in 47 years. I found only one occasion from 1975 to 2040 when the sun rises later: at 7:30:35 on 6 November 2032.
The last time the sun rose after 7:30 was at 7:31:26 on 26 February 1974, after Chicago started daylight saving time on 6 January 1974, due to the oil crisis. Chicago also observed year-round daylight saving time during World War II, from 9 February 1942 until 30 September 1945. Chicago's latest-ever sunrise occurred at 8:19:17 on 4 January 1943.
Anyway, here's the chart for the next 12 months:
| Date |
Significance |
Sunrise |
Sunset |
Daylight |
| 2021 |
| 3 Jan |
Latest sunrise until Oct 28th |
07:19 |
16:33 |
9:13 |
| 27 Jan |
5pm sunset |
07:08 |
17:01 |
9:52 |
| 4 Feb |
7am sunrise |
07:00 |
17:10 |
10:10 |
| 19 Feb |
5:30pm sunset |
06:41 |
17:30 |
10:49 |
| 26 Feb |
6:30am sunrise |
06:30 |
17:38 |
11:07 |
| 13 Mar |
Earliest sunrise until Apr 19th
Earliest sunset until Oct 24th |
06:05 |
17:56 |
11:50 |
| 14 Mar |
Daylight saving time begins
Latest sunrise until Oct 15th
Earliest sunset until Sep 17th |
07:04 |
18:57 |
11:52 |
| 17 Mar |
7am sunrise, 7pm sunset
12-hour day |
07:00 |
18:59 |
11:59 |
| 20 Mar |
Equinox 04:37 CDT |
06:52 |
19:05 |
12:12 |
| 3 Apr |
6:30am sunrise (again) |
06:30 |
19:19 |
12:49 |
| 13 Apr |
7:30pm sunset |
06:13 |
19:31 |
13:17 |
| 22 Apr |
6am sunrise |
05:59 |
19:41 |
13:41 |
| 10 May |
8pm sunset |
05:36 |
20:00 |
14:24 |
| 15 May |
5:30am sunrise |
05:30 |
20:05 |
14:34 |
| 14 Jun |
Earliest sunrise of the year |
05:15 |
20:28 |
15:13 |
| 20 Jun |
Solstice 22:32 CDT
8:30pm sunset |
05:15 |
20:30 |
15:14 |
| 26 Jun |
Latest sunset of the year |
05:17 |
20:31 |
15:13 |
| 3 Jul |
8:30pm sunset |
05:21 |
20:30 |
15:09 |
| 16 Jul |
5:30am sunrise |
05:30 |
20:24 |
14:54 |
| 9 Aug |
8pm sunset |
05:53 |
19:59 |
14:06 |
| 16 Aug |
6am sunrise |
06:00 |
19:50 |
13:49 |
| 29 Aug |
7:30pm sunset |
06:14 |
19:29 |
13:15 |
| 14 Sep |
6:30am sunrise |
06:30 |
19:02 |
12:31 |
| 15 Sep |
7pm sunset |
06:31 |
19:00 |
12:28 |
| 22 Sep |
Equinox, 14:21 CDT |
06:39 |
18:48 |
12:09 |
| 25 Sep |
12-hour day |
06:42 |
18:43 |
12:00 |
| 2 Oct |
6:30pm sunset |
06:49 |
18:31 |
11:41 |
| 12 Oct |
7am sunrise |
07:00 |
18:13 |
11:13 |
| 21 Oct |
6pm sunset |
07:11 |
18:00 |
10:49 |
| 6 Nov |
Latest sunrise until 6 Nov 2032
Latest sunset until Feb 27th |
07:30 |
17:39 |
10:08 |
| 7 Nov |
Standard time returns
Earliest sunrise until Feb 26th
Latest sunset until Jan 9th |
06:31 |
16:38 |
10:06 |
| 15 Nov |
4:30pm sunset |
06:41 |
16:30 |
9:48 |
| 1 Dec |
7am sunrise |
07:00 |
16:20 |
9:21 |
| 8 Dec |
Earliest sunset of the year |
07:06 |
16:20 |
9:13 |
| 21 Dec |
Solstice, 9:59 CST |
07:16 |
16:23 |
9:07 |
| 31 Dec |
4:30pm sunset |
07:19 |
16:30 |
9:11 |
You can get sunrise information for your location at wx-now.com.
Last edited Wednesday, July 28, 2021 2:17 PM CDT