Here's the semi-annual
Chicago sunrise chart
.
(You can get one for your own location at
http://www.wx-now.com/Sunrise/SunriseChart.aspx
.)
In the early part of July, we hardly notice sunrises and sunsets. Days are long, it's still light out at 9pm (in Chicago),
and we commute to work in broad sunlight. About a month from now we'll get a twinge when the sun sets at 8pm, and
then, faster and faster, we'll notice the days getting shorter and our morning commutes getting darker.
Meh. That's in a month. Let's just enjoy the daylight we have now.
Date
|
Significance
|
Sunrise
|
Sunset
|
Daylight
|
2014
|
2 Jul
|
8:30pm sunset
|
05:20
|
20:30
|
15:10
|
16 Jul
|
5:30am sunrise
|
05:30
|
20:24
|
14:54
|
9 Aug
|
8pm sunset
|
05:53
|
19:59
|
14:06
|
16 Aug
|
6am sunrise
|
06:00
|
19:50
|
13:50
|
29 Aug
|
7:30pm sunset
|
06:13
|
19:30
|
13:16
|
14 Sep
|
6:30am sunrise
|
06:30
|
19:02
|
12:32
|
15 Sep
|
7pm sunset
|
06:31
|
19:00
|
12:22
|
22 Sep
|
Equinox
,
21:29 CDT
|
06:38
|
18:48
|
12:10
|
25 Sep
|
12-hour day
|
06:42
|
18:43
|
12:01
|
3 Oct
|
6:30pm sunset
|
06:50
|
18:29
|
11:39
|
12 Oct
|
7am sunrise
|
07:00
|
18:14
|
11:14
|
21 Oct
|
6pm sunset
|
07:10
|
18:00
|
10:50
|
1 Nov
|
Latest sunrise until 1 Nov 2016
Latest sunset until Mar 5th
|
07:24
|
17:45
|
10:21
|
2 Nov
|
Standard time returns
Earliest sunrise until Mar 2nd
|
06:25
|
16:44
|
10:19
|
6 Nov
|
6:30 sunrise
|
06:30
|
16:39
|
10:09
|
15 Nov
|
4:30pm sunset
|
06:41
|
16:30
|
9:49
|
2 Dec
|
7am sunrise
|
07:00
|
16:21
|
9:20
|
8 Dec
|
Earliest sunset of the year
|
07:06
|
16:20
|
9:13
|
21 Dec
|
Solstice
,
17:03 CST
|
07:15
|
16:23
|
9:07
|
2015
|
4 Jan
|
Latest sunrise until Oct 29th
|
07:19
|
16:33
|
9:14
|
28 Jan
|
5pm sunset
|
07:08
|
17:00
|
9:53
|
5 Feb
|
7am sunrise
|
07:00
|
17:11
|
10:11
|
20 Feb
|
5:30pm sunset
|
06:40
|
17:30
|
10:50
|
27 Feb
|
6:30am sunrise
|
06:29
|
17:39
|
11:09
|
7 Mar
|
Earliest sunrise until Apr 12th
Earliest sunset until Oct 30th
|
06:17
|
17:48
|
11:31
|
8 Mar
|
Daylight savings time begins
Latest sunrise until Oct 25th
Earliest sunset until Sep 22nd
|
07:15
|
18:49
|
11:34
|
17 Mar
|
7am sunrise, 7pm sunset
12-hour day
|
06:59
|
19:00
|
12:00
|
20 Mar
|
Equinox
17:45 CDT
|
06:54
|
19:03
|
12:08
|
4 Apr
|
6:30am sunrise (again)
|
06:29
|
19:20
|
12:50
|
13 Apr
|
7:30pm sunset
|
06:14
|
19:30
|
13:15
|
22 Apr
|
6am sunrise
|
06:00
|
19:40
|
13:39
|
11 May
|
8pm sunset
|
05:35
|
20:00
|
14:25
|
16 May
|
5:30am sunrise
|
05:30
|
20:05
|
14:35
|
14 Jun
|
Earliest sunrise of the year
|
05:15
|
20:28
|
15:12
|
20 Jun
|
Solstice
11:38 CDT
8:30pm sunset
|
05:16
|
20:30
|
15:14
|
27 Jun
|
Latest sunset of the year
|
05:18
|
20:31
|
15:12
|
You can
get sunrise information
for your location
at wx-now.com.