Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Aurora, IL. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
In Aurora, sunset ranges from 4:22 PM in December to 8:32 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Aurora's coordinates (41.7606, -88.3201) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:18 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:04 PM – 4:47 PM | 43 min | 9h 30m |
| February | 6:48 AM | 5:26 PM | 4:47 PM – 5:26 PM | 39 min | 10h 38m |
| March | 7:04 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:23 PM – 7:00 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:13 AM | 7:34 PM | 6:56 PM – 7:34 PM | 38 min | 13h 21m |
| May | 5:33 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:26 PM – 8:06 PM | 40 min | 14h 33m |
| June | 5:17 AM | 8:29 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:29 PM | 42 min | 15h 12m |
| July | 5:31 AM | 8:26 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:26 PM | 41 min | 14h 54m |
| August | 6:01 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:53 PM | 39 min | 13h 51m |
| September | 6:33 AM | 7:02 PM | 6:25 PM – 7:02 PM | 37 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 7:05 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:33 PM – 6:11 PM | 38 min | 11h 06m |
| November | 6:42 AM | 4:32 PM | 3:51 PM – 4:32 PM | 41 min | 9h 50m |
| December | 7:13 AM | 4:23 PM | 3:38 PM – 4:23 PM | 45 min | 9h 10m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Aurora. It is longest in December at about 45 minutes and shortest in March at about 37 minutes — a difference of 8 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Aurora gets 6h 02m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:23 PM in December to 8:29 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:04 PM, and in December until about 4:54 PM.
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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