It's time for the semi-annual update of the Chicago sunrise chart. (You can get one for your own location at http://www.wx-now.com/Sunrise/SunriseChart.aspx.)
| Date |
Significance |
Sunrise |
Sunset |
Daylight |
| 2009 |
| 2 Jul |
8:30pm sunset |
05:20 |
20:30 |
15:10 |
| 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 |
13:16 |
| 14 Sep |
6:30am sunrise |
06:30 |
19:02 |
12:31 |
| 15 Sep |
7pm sunset |
06:31 |
19:00 |
12:29 |
| 22 Sep |
Equinox, 16:18 CDT |
06:38 |
18:48 |
12:09 |
| 25 Sep |
12-hour day |
06:42 |
18:43 |
12:01 |
| 3 Oct |
6:30pm sunset |
06:50 |
18:29 |
11:39 |
| 12 Oct |
7am sunrise |
07:00 |
18:14 |
11:14 |
| 21 Oct |
6pm sunset |
07:10 |
18:00 |
10:50 |
| 31 Oct |
Latest sunrise until 1 Nov. 2010
Latest sunset until Mar 6th |
07:23 |
17:46 |
10:24 |
| 1 Nov |
Standard time returns
Earliest sunrise until Mar 3rd |
06:24 |
16:45 |
10:21 |
| 6 Nov |
6:30am sunrise (again) |
06:30 |
16:39 |
10:08 |
| 15 Nov |
4:30pm sunset |
06:41 |
16:30 |
9:48 |
| 2 Dec |
7am sunrise |
07:00 |
16:21 |
9:20 |
| 8 Dec |
Earliest sunset of the year |
07:06 |
16:20 |
9:14 |
| 21 Dec |
Solstice, 11:47 CST |
07:15 |
16:23 |
9:08 |
| 2010 |
| 3 Jan |
Latest sunrise until Oct. 29th |
07:19 |
16:33 |
9:14 |
| 27 Jan |
5pm sunset |
07:08 |
17:00 |
9:51 |
| 4 Feb |
7am sunrise |
07:00 |
17:10 |
10:09 |
| 20 Feb |
5:30pm sunset |
06:39 |
17:30 |
10:50 |
| 27 Feb |
6:30am sunrise |
06:29 |
17:39 |
11:09 |
| 13 Mar |
Earliest sunrise until Apr. 18th
Earliest sunset until Oct. 25th |
06:06 |
17:55 |
11:49 |
| 14 Mar |
Daylight savings time begins
Latest sunrise until Oct. 17th
Earliest sunset until Sept. 18th |
07:04 |
18:56 |
11:52 |
| 17 Mar |
7am sunrise, 7pm sunset
12-hour day |
06:59 |
19:00 |
12:00 |
| 20 Mar |
Equinox 12:32 CDT |
06:54 |
19:04 |
12:09 |
| 3 Apr |
6:30am sunrise (again) |
06:30 |
19:19 |
12:48 |
| 13 Apr |
7:30pm sunset |
06:14 |
19:30 |
13:16 |
| 22 Apr |
6am sunrise |
06:00 |
19:40 |
13:40 |
| 11 May |
8pm sunset |
05:35 |
20:01 |
14:25 |
| 16 May |
5:30am sunrise |
05:30 |
20:06 |
14:35 |
| 14 Jun |
Earliest sunrise of the year |
05:15 |
20:28 |
15:12 |
| 21 Jun |
Solstice 06:28 CDT
8:30pm sunset |
05:16 |
20:30 |
15:14 |
| 27 Jun |
Latest sunset of the year |
05:18 |
20:31 |
15:12 |
You can get sunrise information for your location at wx-now.com.