Today's golden hours are over. Tomorrow morning's starts at , in 12 hr.
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Direction
This evening the sun set at 255°, well south of due west. Right now the sun is below the horizon. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.
Through the year
Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. The jumps in early March and early November are the clocks changing.
| Month | Morning gold | Evening gold | Sunset | Sun sets toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:56 – 7:58 AM | 4:01 – 5:03 PM | 4:44 PM | 242° WSW |
| February | 6:28 – 7:24 AM | 4:44 – 5:41 PM | 5:23 PM | 254° WSW |
| March | 6:45 – 7:39 AM | 6:20 – 7:14 PM | 6:57 PM | 268° W |
| April | 5:52 – 6:47 AM | 6:54 – 7:49 PM | 7:31 PM | 284° WNW |
| May | 5:11 – 6:10 AM | 7:24 – 8:23 PM | 8:04 PM | 297° WNW |
| June | 4:54 – 5:57 AM | 7:45 – 8:48 PM | 8:27 PM | 303° WNW |
| July | 5:08 – 6:10 AM | 7:42 – 8:43 PM | 8:23 PM | 300° WNW |
| August | 5:40 – 6:37 AM | 7:12 – 8:08 PM | 7:50 PM | 289° WNW |
| September | 6:13 – 7:07 AM | 6:23 – 7:16 PM | 6:59 PM | 274° W |
| October | 6:45 – 7:40 AM | 5:31 – 6:26 PM | 6:08 PM | 259° W |
| November | 6:21 – 7:21 AM | 3:48 – 4:48 PM | 4:29 PM | 245° WSW |
| December | 6:51 – 7:56 AM | 3:35 – 4:40 PM | 4:20 PM | 239° WSW |
Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Chicago local time.
Around 53 to 65 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March and September, about 53 minutes, and longest in December, about 65 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.
Toward the west-southwest in December, around 239°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 303°. Today it sets at 255°, well south of due west.
Summer time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Sunset that evening moves an hour earlier, to about 4:44 PM.
Evening golden hour, in each city's own local time.