Welcome to 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
|
|
2011
|
|
3 Jul
|
8:30pm sunset
|
05:20
|
20:30
|
15:09
|
|
17 Jul
|
5:30am sunrise
|
05:30
|
20:24
|
14:53
|
|
9 Aug
|
8pm sunset
|
05:53
|
20:00
|
14:06
|
|
17 Aug
|
6am sunrise
|
06:00
|
19:48
|
13:48
|
|
29 Aug
|
7:30pm sunset
|
06:13
|
19:30
|
13:16
|
|
15 Sep
|
6:30am sunrise
|
06:30
|
19:01
|
12:30
|
|
16 Sep
|
7pm sunset
|
06:32
|
18:59
|
12:27
|
|
23 Sep
|
Equinox,
03:05 CDT
|
06:39
|
18:49
|
12:10
|
|
26 Sep
|
12-hour day
|
06:42
|
18:42
|
12:00
|
|
3 Oct
|
6:30pm sunset
|
06:50
|
18:30
|
11:39
|
|
13 Oct
|
7am sunrise
|
07:01
|
18:13
|
11:12
|
|
22 Oct
|
6pm sunset
|
07:11
|
17:59
|
10:48
|
|
5 Nov
|
Latest sunrise until 5 Nov 2016
Latest sunset until Feb 29th
|
07:28
|
17:40
|
10:12
|
|
6 Nov
|
Standard time returns
6:30am sunrise
Earliest sunrise until Feb 28th
|
06:29
|
16:39
|
10:10
|
|
16 Nov
|
4:30pm sunset
|
06:41
|
16:30
|
9:47
|
|
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,
23:30 CST
|
07:15
|
16:23
|
9:08
|
|
2012
|
|
3 Jan
|
Latest sunrise until Nov. 14th
|
07:19
|
16:32
|
9:13
|
|
28 Jan
|
5pm sunset
|
07:07
|
17:00
|
9:52
|
|
5 Feb
|
7am sunrise
|
07:00
|
17:11
|
10:10
|
|
21 Feb
|
5:30pm sunset
|
06:39
|
17:31
|
10:52
|
|
27 Feb
|
6:30am sunrise
|
06:30
|
17:38
|
11:08
|
|
10 Mar
|
Earliest sunrise until Apr. 15th
Earliest sunset until Oct. 27th
|
06:10
|
17:52
|
11:42
|
|
11 Mar
|
Daylight savings time begins
Latest sunrise until Oct. 21st
Earliest sunset until Sept. 20th
|
07:09
|
18:53
|
11:45
|
|
16 Mar
|
7am sunrise, 7pm sunset
12-hour day
|
07:00
|
18:59
|
11:59
|
|
20 Mar
|
Equinox
00:14 CDT
|
06:53
|
19:04
|
12:10
|
|
3 Apr
|
6:30am sunrise (again)
|
06:29
|
19:19
|
12:50
|
|
13 Apr
|
7:30pm sunset
|
06:13
|
19:30
|
13:17
|
|
21 Apr
|
6am sunrise
|
06:00
|
19:39
|
13:39
|
|
10 May
|
8pm sunset
|
05:35
|
20:00
|
14:24
|
|
15 May
|
5:30am sunrise
|
05:30
|
20:05
|
14:35
|
|
14 Jun
|
Earliest sunrise of the year
|
05:15
|
20:28
|
15:13
|
|
20 Jun
|
Solstice
18:09 CDT
8:30pm sunset
|
05:16
|
20:30
|
15:14
|
|
26 Jun
|
Latest sunset of the year
|
05:17
|
20:31
|
15:13
|
You can get sunrise information
for your location at wx-now.com.