Sunset & Sunrise Today in Skokie, Illinois

Skokie, Illinois sees the sun come up at 6:07 AM and go down at 7:38 PM on Sunday, August 23, 2026 — 13h 31m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Skokie at 12:53 PM.

Sitting at 42.03° latitude puts Skokie in the mid-latitudes — 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 37 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Skokie keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Skokie's golden hour, about 7:02 PM to 7:57 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:57 PM to 8:08 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Skokie is at 7:37 PM and sunrise at 6:08 AM — about 2m 38s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Skokie drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Skokie right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Skokie ranges from as early as 4:18 PM (around December 7) to as late as 8:30 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 14m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 06m.