Moonrise and moonset in Chicago
Times by the clock in Chicago (UTC-6), today and for the next 13 days.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 00:21rises in the east (74°) · 35% lit | 13:59 |
| Wed 4 Nov | 01:32rises in the east (83°) · 24% lit | 14:21 |
| Thu 5 Nov | 02:40rises in the east (91°) · 15% lit | 14:42 |
| Fri 6 Nov | 03:47rises in the east (100°) · 8% lit | 15:03 |
| Sat 7 Nov | 04:54rises in the east (108°) · 4% lit | 15:26 |
| Sun 8 Nov | 06:01rises in the south-east (115°) · 1% lit | 15:53 |
| Mon 9 Nov | 07:08rises in the south-east (121°) · 0% lit | 16:24 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 08:12rises in the south-east (126°) · 2% lit | 17:02 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 09:12rises in the south-east (128°) · 5% lit | 17:47 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 10:06rises in the south-east (129°) · 11% lit | 18:39 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 10:51rises in the south-east (127°) · 17% lit | 19:37 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 11:29rises in the south-east (124°) · 25% lit | 20:39 |
| Sun 15 Nov | 12:00rises in the south-east (119°) · 34% lit | 21:43 |
| Mon 16 Nov | 12:26rises in the south-east (113°) · 43% lit | 22:47 |
Times are for the Moon's upper edge on a flat, sea-level horizon with standard refraction. Hills and buildings can delay moonrise by a few minutes; cloud can hide it.
Moon phases ahead
- New MoonMonday, 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
- First QuarterTuesday, 17 November 2026, 11:48 UTC
- Full MoonTuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:54 UTC
- Third QuarterTuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC
Who watches for the Moon
- Hindu: the Karwa Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi fasts end at moonrise, Chandra Darshan is seeing the new crescent, and Purnima is the full Moon. Festival dates follow your panchang.
- Muslim: each Hijri month begins with the new crescent seen after sunset. Crescent forecast
- Jewish: Kiddush Levana, the blessing of the new Moon, is said at night while the Moon is visible, in the first half of the month.
- Chinese, Korean and Japanese: the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuseok and Tsukimi celebrate the full Moon of the eighth lunar month, and the Lantern Festival the year's first full Moon.
- Buddhist: Uposatha days follow the new, full and quarter Moons, and in Sri Lanka every full Moon is a Poya holiday.
- Photographers time the rising full Moon, and stargazers wait for moonset for a dark sky.