Round Lake Beach, Illinois Sunset Time Today
Round Lake Beach sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Round Lake Beach, IL · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 6:51 PM Sunrise 6:38 AM
12h 13m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Round Lake Beach · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:39 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 6:49 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Round Lake Beach, the sun rises at 6:39 AM tomorrow and sets at 6:49 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:38 AM – 7:16 AM
Blue hour6:11 AM – 6:38 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:16 PM – 6:51 PM
Blue hour6:51 PM – 7:21 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Round Lake Beach
The sun rises in Round Lake Beach at 6:38 AM today and at 6:39 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 6:11 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:38 AM to 7:16 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:38 AM | 6:51 PM | 12h 13m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:39 AM | 6:49 PM | 12h 10m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:40 AM | 6:47 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:41 AM | 6:45 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 6:43 AM | 6:44 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 6:44 AM | 6:42 PM | 11h 58m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:45 AM | 6:40 PM | 11h 55m |
Round Lake Beach daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:22 AM | 4:31 PM | 9h 8m |
| Feb | 7:07 AM | 5:06 PM | 10h 0m |
| Mar | 6:29 AM | 5:42 PM | 11h 14m |
| Apr | 6:36 AM | 7:18 PM | 12h 43m |
| May | 5:48 AM | 7:52 PM | 14h 4m |
| Jun | 5:19 AM | 8:23 PM | 15h 4m |
| Jul | 5:20 AM | 8:34 PM | 15h 14m |
| Aug | 5:45 AM | 8:13 PM | 14h 28m |
| Sep | 6:18 AM | 7:28 PM | 13h 10m |
| Oct | 6:50 AM | 6:35 PM | 11h 46m |
| Nov | 6:26 AM | 4:47 PM | 10h 21m |
| Dec | 7:03 AM | 4:22 PM | 9h 19m |
Round Lake Beach’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 17m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 4m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 17m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 8m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 11m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 9h 4m |
How fast Round Lake Beach gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 38s a day | +51m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 40s a day | +1h 14m |
| Mar | gaining 2m 53s a day | +1h 29m |
| Apr | gaining 2m 44s a day | +1h 21m |
| May | gaining 2m 3s a day | +1h |
| Jun | gaining 24s a day | +10m |
| Jul | losing 1m 27s a day | −46m |
| Aug | losing 2m 31s a day | −1h 18m |
| Sep | losing 2m 50s a day | −1h 25m |
| Oct | losing 2m 46s a day | −1h 25m |
| Nov | losing 2m 9s a day | −1h 2m |
| Dec | losing 28s a day | −11m |
Round Lake Beach 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 | 6:28–7:05 PM | 7:05–7:33 PM | 6:57–7:34 AM | 6:29–6:57 AM |
| Summer solstice | 7:51–8:33 PM | 8:33–9:08 PM | 5:16–5:59 AM | 4:41–5:16 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:14–6:51 PM | 6:51–7:19 PM | 6:40–7:17 AM | 6:12–6:40 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:38–4:23 PM | 4:23–4:55 PM | 7:19–8:05 AM | 6:47–7:19 AM |
Daylight saving time in Round Lake Beach
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 Round Lake Beach
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Round Lake Beach, the longest day carries about 15h 17m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 4m — a swing of roughly 6h 13m 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 Round Lake Beach’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Round Lake Beach?
- Round Lake Beach's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:21 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 Round Lake Beach get on the longest and shortest days?
- Round Lake Beach gets about 15h 17m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 4m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 13m.
- When is golden hour in Round Lake Beach?
- Near the June solstice, Round Lake Beach's evening golden hour runs 7:51–8:33 PM and the morning one 5:16–5:59 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:38–4:23 PM and 7:19–8:05 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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