What Time Does the Moon Rise Tonight in Chicago?
Tonight in Chicago (Wednesday 4 November) the Moon rises at 2:40 AM in the east, climbs to 45° in the south at 8:47 AM and sets at 2:42 PM in the west, local time. It is a waning crescent, 20% lit. The best time to look is 5:58 AM, when it is 32° up in the south-east in a dark sky.
Updated · times are local to each place
The Moon over Chicago tonight
The next 7 nights in Chicagolocal time
- Tonight2:40 AM Thu2:42 PM Thu16% lit
- Thu 53:48 AM Fri3:04 PM Fri9% lit
- Fri 64:55 AM Sat3:27 PM Sat4% lit
- Sat 76:02 AM Sun3:53 PM Sun1% lit
- Sun 87:08 AM Mon4:25 PM Mon0% litNew Moon
- Mon 98:13 AM Tue5:02 PM Tue1% lit
- Tue 109:13 AM Wed5:47 PM Wed4% lit
Tonight's Moon at a glance
as of 19:33 UTCMoonrise tonight in cities near Chicago
Local time in each city, for the night that is coming or under way there. A day name marks a time after midnight. Each bar runs from noon to noon: the dark part is night, the gold part is when the Moon is above the horizon.
| City | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto700 km away. Up 3:06 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:06 AM Thu | 3:08 PM Thu |
| New York1,140 km away. Up 2:43 AM to dawn, rises E | 2:43 AM Thu | 2:48 PM Thu |
| Houston1,520 km away. Up 3:11 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:11 AM Thu | 3:19 PM Thu |
| Miami1,920 km away. Up 3:08 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:08 AM Thu | 3:19 PM Thu |
| Phoenix2,340 km away. Up 3:21 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:21 AM Thu | 3:26 PM Thu |
| Mexico City2,720 km away. Up 3:26 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:26 AM Thu | 3:39 PM Thu |
All 47 cities: moonrise tonight around the world.
Moon phases and the next full Moons
- New Moon
- First quarter
- Full Moon
- Last quarter
The next 12 full Moonswith their traditional names (Chicago time)
The next lunar eclipse is a penumbral eclipse on 20 February 2027.
How to see the Moon tonight in Chicago
- 1
Check the time and direction
Use the panel at the top of this page, or the city table, for tonight's moonrise, the direction it rises in and the best time to look. In Chicago tonight the Moon rises at 2:40 AM in the east.
- 2
Face the right way
The Moon rises in the eastern half of the sky and sets in the western half, but the exact point moves through the month. Near full Moon in winter it rises north of east and climbs high; in summer it rises south of east and stays low. In the southern hemisphere it is the other way round.
- 3
Find a clear, low horizon
Haze and buildings near the horizon often hide the Moon for the first few minutes after moonrise, so a high or open spot helps. A waning crescent rises around midnight and is highest around dawn.
- 4
Clouds? Watch it live
If clouds hide it, you can still watch the Moon live on our 3D Moon globe, with tonight's phase, the lunar orbiters and the landing sites.
Why does moonrise move later each night?
The Moon moves about 13° along its orbit every day, so Earth has to turn a little further each night to bring it back over the horizon. On average moonrise comes about 50 minutes later each night. This week in Chicago it comes up between 60 and 67 minutes later each night.
More in tonight's sky
Moonrise questions
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