Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Elgin, 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 Elgin, sunset ranges from 4:21 PM in December to 8:33 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Elgin's coordinates (42.0373, -88.2812) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:18 AM | 4:46 PM | 4:03 PM – 4:46 PM | 43 min | 9h 28m |
| February | 6:48 AM | 5:26 PM | 4:47 PM – 5:26 PM | 39 min | 10h 37m |
| March | 7:04 AM | 6:59 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:59 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:12 AM | 7:34 PM | 6:56 PM – 7:34 PM | 38 min | 13h 22m |
| May | 5:32 AM | 8:07 PM | 7:26 PM – 8:07 PM | 41 min | 14h 35m |
| June | 5:16 AM | 8:30 PM | 7:48 PM – 8:30 PM | 42 min | 15h 14m |
| July | 5:30 AM | 8:27 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:27 PM | 42 min | 14h 56m |
| August | 6:01 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:15 PM – 7:53 PM | 38 min | 13h 52m |
| 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 | 6:43 AM | 4:31 PM | 3:50 PM – 4:31 PM | 41 min | 9h 49m |
| December | 7:14 AM | 4:22 PM | 3:37 PM – 4:22 PM | 45 min | 9h 08m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Elgin. 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.
Elgin gets 6h 06m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:22 PM in December to 8:30 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 9:05 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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