Current Local Time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

4:00:40 am CST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Illinois (IL)
Lat/Long:	41°53'N / 87°38'W
Elevation:	181 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

27 °F

Overcast.
30 / 22 °F

Thu 22.		24 / 7 °F
Fri 23.		7 / -12 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:12 am
↑ 116° Southeast

Sunset

4:51 pm
↑ 244° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 40 minutes
+1m 52s longer

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 8:50 am
Set – 8:04 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:01 pm
Altitude: 28.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:34 am – 6:07 am
5:56 pm – 6:29 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:07 am – 6:41 am
5:22 pm – 5:56 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:41 am – 7:12 am
4:51 pm – 5:22 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
1:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
10:47 pm

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Airports

Chicago Midway International Airport, MDW
About 9 mi SW of Chicago
O'Hare International Airport, ORD
About 16 mi WNW of Chicago

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4:0040am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026