Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Cicero, 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.
Golden hour in Cicero is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:19 PM in December to 8:30 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Cicero's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Cicero starts about 42 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:45 PM – 8:27 PM; in December it is 3:36 PM – 4:20 PM.
Sunset in Cicero is earliest at 4:19 PM on December 7 and latest at 8:30 PM on June 24, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 42 minutes in midsummer and 44 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 44 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 37 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:16 AM | 4:45 PM | 4:02 PM – 4:45 PM | 43 min | 9h 29m |
| February | 6:46 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:45 PM – 5:24 PM | 39 min | 10h 38m |
| March | 7:02 AM | 6:57 PM | 6:20 PM – 6:57 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:10 AM | 7:32 PM | 6:54 PM – 7:32 PM | 38 min | 13h 21m |
| May | 5:30 AM | 8:04 PM | 7:24 PM – 8:04 PM | 40 min | 14h 34m |
| June | 5:15 AM | 8:27 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:27 PM | 42 min | 15h 13m |
| July | 5:29 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:43 PM – 8:24 PM | 41 min | 14h 55m |
| August | 5:59 AM | 7:50 PM | 7:12 PM – 7:50 PM | 38 min | 13h 52m |
| September | 6:31 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:23 PM – 7:00 PM | 37 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 7:03 AM | 6:09 PM | 5:31 PM – 6:09 PM | 38 min | 11h 06m |
| November | 6:40 AM | 4:30 PM | 3:48 PM – 4:30 PM | 42 min | 9h 49m |
| December | 7:11 AM | 4:20 PM | 3:36 PM – 4:20 PM | 44 min | 9h 09m |
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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