Chicago · Illinois, United States
When does the Moon rise tonight in Chicago?
Look east-southeast. It will be 5% lit (waning crescent). Forecast cloud in the moonrise hour: 0%.
The Moon rises on average about 50 minutes later each day (the daily shift varies through the month; see the table below), so some calendar dates have no moonrise or no moonset. Times assume a flat horizon at the city reference; buildings or hills delay what you actually see.
Chicago city reference (41.8500°, -87.6500°, America/Chicago), not the whole metropolitan area. Calculated local. Weather: Live forecast in use.
Rise and set are the moments the Moon's upper edge crosses the horizon, including atmospheric refraction, computed with the same astronomy engine as the SnapCosmos Moon tool.
No — the exact full moon is Tue 24 Nov, 08:54 CST.
A full moon is one exact instant; "tonight" here runs from local noon to the next local noon. The disc looks full for about three nights around that instant.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Lit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 03:48 CST | 15:04 CST | 7% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 04:55 CST | 15:27 CST | 3% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 06:02 CST | 15:54 CST | 0% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 07:08 CST | 16:25 CST | 0% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 08:13 CST | 17:03 CST | 2% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 09:13 CST | 17:48 CST | 6% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 10:06 CST | 18:40 CST | 11% |
"—" means the Moon does not rise or set on that calendar date. Times use the local clock in force on each date, so daylight-saving changes appear where they happen.
Chicago's 18-mile Lakefront Trail follows the Lake Michigan shoreline on the city's eastern edge — the side of the sky where the Moon rises. From the lakefront parks and beaches a rising Moon can appear over open water close to the calculated time; inland, buildings hide it for longer. The calculation uses the city reference, 41.85° N, 87.65° W, with a flat horizon.
Source: Choose Chicago — Chicago's Lakefront TrailChicago switches from CDT to CST on the first Sunday in November; moonrise and moonset move an hour on the clock that weekend. Times here always use the local time in force on each date.
Source: NIST — Daylight Saving Time