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Night Sky Tonight in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Moon: 96.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:8 hours, 51 minutes
Sunset:8 jun 20:24
End of Twilight*:8 jun 21:42
Start of Twilight*:9 jun 03:57
Sunrise:9 jun 05:15

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Chicago, 8 jun – 9 jun 2025

Mercury rise and set in Chicago

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

zo 8 jun ↓21:26

8 jun 2025
9 jun 2025

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Chicago

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

ma 9 jun ↑03:05

8 jun 2025
9 jun 2025

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Chicago

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

ma 9 jun ↓00:28

8 jun 2025
9 jun 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Chicago

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Jupiter is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

zo 8 jun ↓21:13

8 jun 2025
9 jun 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Chicago

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

ma 9 jun ↑01:48

8 jun 2025
9 jun 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Chicago

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 20 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

ma 9 jun ↑04:06

8 jun 2025
9 jun 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Chicago

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

ma 9 jun ↑01:46

8 jun 2025
9 jun 2025

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Planets Visible in Chicago

 Planetrise/Planetset, maa 9 jun 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
Mercuryzon 05:54zon 21:26zon 13:40Slightly difficult to see
Venusmaa 03:05maa 16:25maa 09:44Great visibility
Marszon 10:36maa 00:28zon 17:32Average visibility
Jupiterzon 06:06zon 21:13zon 13:39Slightly difficult to see
Saturnmaa 01:48maa 13:41maa 07:45Average visibility
Uranusmaa 04:06maa 18:39maa 11:23Extremely difficult to see
Neptunemaa 01:46maa 13:47maa 07:47Very difficult to see