Solar almanac · 2026-05-15 · United States
Golden hour in Chicago in May
41.8781° N
87.6298° W
America/Chicago
Daily solar times for May 2026 in local time (America/Chicago).
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Golden hour & blue hour
| Window | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour (morning) | 04:18 | 04:58 |
| Golden hour (morning) | 05:30 | 06:10 |
| Golden hour (evening) | 19:24 | 20:04 |
| Blue hour (evening) | 20:36 | 21:15 |
Reference day · 2026-05-15
+2 min/day
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Solar noon
- 12:46
- Day length
- 14h 34m
rises at 63° ENE
sets at 297° WNW
Daylight envelope · May
+0h 57m00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
May averages
- Avg sunrise
- 05:30
- Avg sunset
- 20:04
- Avg day length
- 14h 34m
- Day length change
- +0h 57m
First to last day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 05:46 | 19:49 | 14h 03m |
| 2026-05-02 | 05:45 | 19:50 | 14h 05m |
| 2026-05-03 | 05:44 | 19:51 | 14h 07m |
| 2026-05-04 | 05:42 | 19:52 | 14h 10m |
| 2026-05-05 | 05:41 | 19:53 | 14h 12m |
| 2026-05-06 | 05:40 | 19:54 | 14h 14m |
| 2026-05-07 | 05:39 | 19:55 | 14h 17m |
| 2026-05-08 | 05:37 | 19:56 | 14h 19m |
| 2026-05-09 | 05:36 | 19:57 | 14h 21m |
| 2026-05-10 | 05:35 | 19:58 | 14h 23m |
| 2026-05-11 | 05:34 | 19:59 | 14h 26m |
| 2026-05-12 | 05:33 | 20:01 | 14h 28m |
| 2026-05-13 | 05:32 | 20:02 | 14h 30m |
| 2026-05-14 | 05:31 | 20:03 | 14h 32m |
| 2026-05-15 | 05:30 | 20:04 | 14h 34m |
| 2026-05-16 | 05:29 | 20:05 | 14h 36m |
| 2026-05-17 | 05:28 | 20:06 | 14h 38m |
| 2026-05-18 | 05:27 | 20:07 | 14h 40m |
| 2026-05-19 | 05:26 | 20:08 | 14h 42m |
| 2026-05-20 | 05:25 | 20:09 | 14h 43m |
| 2026-05-21 | 05:24 | 20:09 | 14h 45m |
| 2026-05-22 | 05:24 | 20:10 | 14h 47m |
| 2026-05-23 | 05:23 | 20:11 | 14h 49m |
| 2026-05-24 | 05:22 | 20:12 | 14h 50m |
| 2026-05-25 | 05:21 | 20:13 | 14h 52m |
| 2026-05-26 | 05:21 | 20:14 | 14h 53m |
| 2026-05-27 | 05:20 | 20:15 | 14h 55m |
| 2026-05-28 | 05:19 | 20:16 | 14h 56m |
| 2026-05-29 | 05:19 | 20:17 | 14h 58m |
| 2026-05-30 | 05:18 | 20:17 | 14h 59m |
| 2026-05-31 | 05:18 | 20:18 | 15h 00m |
Annual light rhythm · Chicago
9h 09m—15h 13m- Chicago in January9h 29m
- Chicago in February10h 38m
- Chicago in March11h 55m
- Chicago in April13h 22m
- Chicago in May14h 34m
- Chicago in June15h 13m
- Chicago in July14h 55m
- Chicago in August13h 52m
- Chicago in September12h 29m
- Chicago in October11h 06m
- Chicago in November9h 49m
- Chicago in December9h 09m
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