Lily Lake, Illinois Sunset Time Today
Lily Lake sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Lily Lake, IL · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:52 PM Sunrise 6:40 AM
12h 12m of daylight, −2m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Lily Lake · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:41 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:51 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today
In Lily Lake, the sun rises at 6:41 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:51 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:40 AM – 7:18 AM
Blue hour6:13 AM – 6:40 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:18 PM – 6:52 PM
Blue hour6:52 PM – 7:23 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Lily Lake
The sun rises in Lily Lake at 6:40 AM today and at 6:41 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:13 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:40 AM to 7:18 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:40 AM | 6:52 PM | 12h 12m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:41 AM | 6:51 PM | 12h 10m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:42 AM | 6:49 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:43 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:44 AM | 6:45 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:45 AM | 6:44 PM | 11h 59m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:46 AM | 6:42 PM | 11h 56m |
Lily Lake daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:23 AM | 4:34 PM | 9h 11m |
| Feb | 7:07 AM | 5:09 PM | 10h 2m |
| Mar | 6:30 AM | 5:44 PM | 11h 14m |
| Apr | 6:37 AM | 7:19 PM | 12h 42m |
| May | 5:51 AM | 7:53 PM | 14h 2m |
| Jun | 5:22 AM | 8:23 PM | 15h 1m |
| Jul | 5:23 AM | 8:34 PM | 15h 11m |
| Aug | 5:48 AM | 8:14 PM | 14h 26m |
| Sep | 6:20 AM | 7:29 PM | 13h 9m |
| Oct | 6:51 AM | 6:37 PM | 11h 46m |
| Nov | 6:27 AM | 4:49 PM | 10h 22m |
| Dec | 7:03 AM | 4:25 PM | 9h 22m |
Lily Lake’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 14m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 7m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 14m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 11m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 7m |
How fast Lily Lake gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 36s a day | +50m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 38s a day | +1h 13m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 50s a day | +1h 28m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 42s a day | +1h 20m |
| May | gaining 2m 1s a day | +59m |
| Jun | gaining 24s a day | +10m |
| Jul | losing 1m 26s a day | −45m |
| Aug | losing 2m 28s a day | −1h 17m |
| Sep | losing 2m 47s a day | −1h 23m |
| Oct | losing 2m 44s a day | −1h 23m |
| Nov | losing 2m 6s a day | −1h 1m |
| Dec | losing 28s a day | −11m |
Lily Lake golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:29–7:06 PM | 7:06–7:34 PM | 6:58–7:35 AM | 6:30–6:58 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:51–8:34 PM | 8:34–9:08 PM | 5:19–6:02 AM | 4:45–5:19 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:16–6:53 PM | 6:53–7:21 PM | 6:42–7:19 AM | 6:14–6:42 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:41–4:26 PM | 4:26–4:58 PM | 7:19–8:04 AM | 6:47–7:19 AM |
Daylight saving time in Lily Lake
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−5 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−6 |
Why sunset time shifts in Lily Lake
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Lily Lake, the longest day carries about 15h 14m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 7m — a swing of roughly 6h 7m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Lily Lake’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Lily Lake?
- Lily Lake's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:24 PM around December 9, 12 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:34 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Lily Lake get on the longest and shortest days?
- Lily Lake gets about 15h 14m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 7m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 7m.
- When is golden hour in Lily Lake?
- Near the June solstice, Lily Lake's evening golden hour runs 7:51–8:34 PM and the morning one 5:19–6:02 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:41–4:26 PM and 7:19–8:04 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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