Daylight
7:15 am – 5:06 pm
9 hours, 51 minutes
| Current Time: | Jan 21, 2026 at 9:17:07 am |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 137° Southeast |
| Sun Altitude: | 18.1° |
| Sun Distance: | 91.484 million mi |
| Next Equinox: | Mar 20, 2026 8:46 am (Vernal) |
| Sunrise Today: | 7:15 am↑ 115° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 5:06 pm↑ 245° Southwest |
2026 Sun Graph for Aurora
January 2026 — Sun in Aurora
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| 2026 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:45 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:25:22 | +0:40 | 5:43 am | 6:22 pm | 6:16 am | 5:49 pm | 6:50 am | 5:16 pm | 12:03 pm (27.3°) | 91.405 |
| 2 | 7:20 am ↑ (120°) | 4:46 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:26:07 | +0:44 | 5:43 am | 6:23 pm | 6:16 am | 5:50 pm | 6:50 am | 5:16 pm | 12:03 pm (27.4°) | 91.404 |
| 3 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:47 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:26:55 | +0:48 | 5:43 am | 6:24 pm | 6:16 am | 5:51 pm | 6:50 am | 5:17 pm | 12:03 pm (27.5°) | 91.404 |
| 4 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:48 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:27:47 | +0:51 | 5:44 am | 6:24 pm | 6:16 am | 5:52 pm | 6:50 am | 5:18 pm | 12:04 pm (27.6°) | 91.404 |
| 5 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:49 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:28:42 | +0:55 | 5:44 am | 6:25 pm | 6:16 am | 5:53 pm | 6:50 am | 5:19 pm | 12:04 pm (27.8°) | 91.405 |
| 6 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:50 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:29:41 | +0:58 | 5:44 am | 6:26 pm | 6:16 am | 5:53 pm | 6:50 am | 5:20 pm | 12:05 pm (27.9°) | 91.407 |
| 7 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:51 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:30:43 | +1:02 | 5:44 am | 6:27 pm | 6:16 am | 5:54 pm | 6:50 am | 5:21 pm | 12:05 pm (28.0°) | 91.409 |
| 8 | 7:20 am ↑ (119°) | 4:52 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:31:49 | +1:05 | 5:44 am | 6:28 pm | 6:16 am | 5:55 pm | 6:50 am | 5:22 pm | 12:06 pm (28.1°) | 91.411 |
| 9 | 7:20 am ↑ (118°) | 4:53 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:32:58 | +1:09 | 5:44 am | 6:29 pm | 6:16 am | 5:56 pm | 6:50 am | 5:23 pm | 12:06 pm (28.3°) | 91.414 |
| 10 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 4:54 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:34:10 | +1:12 | 5:44 am | 6:29 pm | 6:16 am | 5:57 pm | 6:50 am | 5:24 pm | 12:06 pm (28.4°) | 91.418 |
| 11 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 4:55 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:35:26 | +1:15 | 5:44 am | 6:30 pm | 6:16 am | 5:58 pm | 6:49 am | 5:24 pm | 12:07 pm (28.6°) | 91.422 |
| 12 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 4:56 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:36:45 | +1:18 | 5:43 am | 6:31 pm | 6:16 am | 5:59 pm | 6:49 am | 5:25 pm | 12:07 pm (28.8°) | 91.427 |
| 13 | 7:19 am ↑ (118°) | 4:57 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:38:06 | +1:21 | 5:43 am | 6:32 pm | 6:16 am | 6:00 pm | 6:49 am | 5:26 pm | 12:08 pm (28.9°) | 91.432 |
| 14 | 7:18 am ↑ (117°) | 4:58 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:39:31 | +1:24 | 5:43 am | 6:33 pm | 6:15 am | 6:01 pm | 6:49 am | 5:28 pm | 12:08 pm (29.1°) | 91.437 |
| 15 | 7:18 am ↑ (117°) | 4:59 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:40:59 | +1:27 | 5:43 am | 6:34 pm | 6:15 am | 6:02 pm | 6:48 am | 5:29 pm | 12:08 pm (29.3°) | 91.443 |
| 16 | 7:18 am ↑ (117°) | 5:00 pm ↑ (243°) | 9:42:29 | +1:30 | 5:43 am | 6:35 pm | 6:15 am | 6:03 pm | 6:48 am | 5:30 pm | 12:09 pm (29.5°) | 91.449 |
| 17 | 7:17 am ↑ (117°) | 5:01 pm ↑ (244°) | 9:44:03 | +1:33 | 5:42 am | 6:36 pm | 6:15 am | 6:04 pm | 6:48 am | 5:31 pm | 12:09 pm (29.7°) | 91.456 |
| 18 | 7:17 am ↑ (116°) | 5:02 pm ↑ (244°) | 9:45:39 | +1:36 | 5:42 am | 6:37 pm | 6:14 am | 6:05 pm | 6:47 am | 5:32 pm | 12:09 pm (29.9°) | 91.463 |
| 19 | 7:16 am ↑ (116°) | 5:03 pm ↑ (244°) | 9:47:18 | +1:38 | 5:42 am | 6:38 pm | 6:14 am | 6:06 pm | 6:47 am | 5:33 pm | 12:10 pm (30.1°) | 91.470 |
| 20 | 7:16 am ↑ (116°) | 5:05 pm ↑ (244°) | 9:48:59 | +1:41 | 5:41 am | 6:39 pm | 6:13 am | 6:07 pm | 6:46 am | 5:34 pm | 12:10 pm (30.3°) | 91.477 |
| 21 | 7:15 am ↑ (115°) | 5:06 pm ↑ (245°) | 9:50:43 | +1:43 | 5:41 am | 6:40 pm | 6:13 am | 6:08 pm | 6:46 am | 5:35 pm | 12:10 pm (30.5°) | 91.485 |
| 22 | 7:14 am ↑ (115°) | 5:07 pm ↑ (245°) | 9:52:29 | +1:46 | 5:40 am | 6:41 pm | 6:12 am | 6:09 pm | 6:45 am | 5:36 pm | 12:10 pm (30.8°) | 91.494 |
| 23 | 7:14 am ↑ (115°) | 5:08 pm ↑ (245°) | 9:54:18 | +1:48 | 5:40 am | 6:42 pm | 6:12 am | 6:10 pm | 6:45 am | 5:37 pm | 12:11 pm (31.0°) | 91.502 |
| 24 | 7:13 am ↑ (114°) | 5:09 pm ↑ (246°) | 9:56:09 | +1:50 | 5:39 am | 6:43 pm | 6:11 am | 6:11 pm | 6:44 am | 5:38 pm | 12:11 pm (31.2°) | 91.511 |
| 25 | 7:12 am ↑ (114°) | 5:10 pm ↑ (246°) | 9:58:02 | +1:53 | 5:39 am | 6:44 pm | 6:11 am | 6:12 pm | 6:43 am | 5:39 pm | 12:11 pm (31.5°) | 91.520 |
| 26 | 7:12 am ↑ (114°) | 5:12 pm ↑ (246°) | 9:59:57 | +1:55 | 5:38 am | 6:45 pm | 6:10 am | 6:13 pm | 6:43 am | 5:40 pm | 12:11 pm (31.7°) | 91.530 |
| 27 | 7:11 am ↑ (113°) | 5:13 pm ↑ (247°) | 10:01:55 | +1:57 | 5:38 am | 6:46 pm | 6:10 am | 6:14 pm | 6:42 am | 5:42 pm | 12:12 pm (32.0°) | 91.540 |
| 28 | 7:10 am ↑ (113°) | 5:14 pm ↑ (247°) | 10:03:54 | +1:59 | 5:37 am | 6:47 pm | 6:09 am | 6:15 pm | 6:41 am | 5:43 pm | 12:12 pm (32.3°) | 91.551 |
| 29 | 7:09 am ↑ (113°) | 5:15 pm ↑ (247°) | 10:05:55 | +2:01 | 5:36 am | 6:48 pm | 6:08 am | 6:16 pm | 6:41 am | 5:44 pm | 12:12 pm (32.5°) | 91.562 |
| 30 | 7:08 am ↑ (112°) | 5:16 pm ↑ (248°) | 10:07:58 | +2:03 | 5:36 am | 6:49 pm | 6:07 am | 6:17 pm | 6:40 am | 5:45 pm | 12:12 pm (32.8°) | 91.574 |
| 31 | 7:07 am ↑ (112°) | 5:18 pm ↑ (248°) | 10:10:03 | +2:04 | 5:35 am | 6:50 pm | 6:07 am | 6:18 pm | 6:39 am | 5:46 pm | 12:12 pm (33.1°) | 91.586 |
| * All times are local time for Aurora. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. | ||||||||||||
Perihelion was on January 3, 2026 at 10:15 am in Aurora. The Earth was closest to the Sun at this time.
The latest sunrise is on January 4 or January 5.
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