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Moonrise & Moonset in Carpentersville, IL

For September 26, 2026 in Carpentersville, IL, the Moon is full moon and 100% lit. See the moonrise and moonset times below, with the date and direction for each event.

It's 11:31 AM Central Daylight Time in Carpentersville.

Full moon

100% illuminated

Moonrise
6:33 PM east
Moonset
6:41 AM west
Up right now
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Times are Carpentersville, IL local time, computed for September 26, 2026 — refreshed live in your browser.

Where the moon is right now

Press Play, or drag: end to end is one full turn of the moon round the Earth — 29 days and 13 hours

Carpentersville is the marker on the globe — on the daylit half right now, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 177° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: full moon. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the north — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.

That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Carpentersville, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

Next phases — Carpentersville, IL time

New moon October 10, 2026 10:49 AM
First quarter October 18, 2026 11:12 AM
Full moon September 26, 2026 11:48 AM
Last quarter October 3, 2026 8:24 AM

The next 30 days

Sep 26Full moon
Sep 2799%
Sep 2896%
Sep 2990%
Sep 3082%
Oct 173%
Oct 262%
Oct 3Last quarter
Oct 439%
Oct 528%
Oct 619%
Oct 711%
Oct 85%
Oct 91%
Oct 10New moon
Oct 111%
Oct 124%
Oct 139%
Oct 1415%
Oct 1522%
Oct 1631%
Oct 1740%
Oct 18First quarter
Oct 1958%
Oct 2068%
Oct 2177%
Oct 2285%
Oct 2391%
Oct 2496%
Oct 2599%

Each disc is that day's phase, from the date selected above.

Next 7 days

DayMoonriseMoonsetLit
Sat, Sep 26 6:33 PMeast 6:41 AMwest 100%
Sun, Sep 27 6:57 PMENE 7:52 AMWNW 99%
Mon, Sep 28 7:24 PMENE 9:06 AMWNW 95%
Tue, Sep 29 7:56 PMENE 10:23 AMWNW 89%
Wed, Sep 30 8:38 PMNE 11:40 AMNW 80%
Thu, Oct 1 9:31 PMNE 12:54 PMNW 70%
Fri, Oct 2 10:35 PMNE 2:00 PMNW 59%

Rise and set drift later by roughly 30–70 minutes a night. A "—" means that event skips the calendar day (the moon can rise late tonight and set tomorrow).

About Carpentersville

CityCarpentersville
StateIllinois
CountryUnited States
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago — Central Daylight Time
UTC offsetUTC−5
Latitude42.1211° N
Longitude88.2579° W
Nearest major cityAurora, IL — 25 mi south

These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

Questions this page answers

More moon

The phase itself is worldwide: today's moon phase · moon phase calendar · full moon calendar · lunar eclipses · supermoons · blue moons · moonrise across Illinois.

Moonrise in Carpentersville, IL FAQ

What time does the moon rise in Carpentersville, IL tonight? Moonrise is at 6:33 PM in the east tonight (September 26, 2026, Carpentersville, IL local time). The time shifts by roughly 30–70 minutes from one night to the next, so check the 7-day table for the rest of the week.

Is the moon visible in Carpentersville, IL right now? Not at the last update — it was below the horizon. The page recomputes this live when you open it. Whether you can actually see it also depends on cloud cover and how bright the sky is.

Which direction should I look for the moon in Carpentersville, IL? Tonight it rises in the east and sets in the west. Like the sun, the moon rises on the eastern side of the sky and sets on the western side, drifting between northeast and southeast (and northwest to southwest) through the month.

When is the next full moon in Carpentersville, IL? September 26, 2026 at 11:48 AM Carpentersville, IL local time. The full moon happens at one instant worldwide — only the clock reading is local.