Sunset & Sunrise Today in Chicago Loop, Illinois

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Chicago Loop at 6:08 PM, having risen at 7:03 AM. That works out to 11h 05m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Chicago Loop at 12:36 PM.

Chicago Loop lies at latitude 41.88°, in the mid-latitudes, where daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 43 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Chicago Loop keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Chicago Loop's golden hour, about 5:31 PM to 6:26 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:26 PM to 6:37 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Chicago Loop is at 6:07 PM and sunrise at 7:04 AM — about 2m 43s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Chicago Loop drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Chicago Loop, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Chicago Loop ranges from as early as 4:19 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:29 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 13m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 07m.