Sunset & Sunrise Today in Uptown, Illinois

Uptown, 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 Uptown at 12:53 PM.

Sitting at 41.97° latitude puts Uptown 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 36 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Uptown move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Uptown's golden hour, about 7:01 PM to 7:56 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:56 PM to 8:08 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Uptown is at 7:36 PM and sunrise at 6:08 AM — about 2m 38s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Uptown drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Uptown right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Uptown ranges from as early as 4:18 PM (around December 6) to as late as 8:29 PM (around June 20). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 13m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 06m.