Timezone:Central Daylight Time
Current Time:Wednesday, September 16, 2026 3:12 AM
Longitude:-89.399001
Latitude:39.739133
Sunrise Time Today:6:40:51 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:06:54 PM
Daylength Today:12h 26m 3s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:41:46 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:7:05:14 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:12h 23m 28s

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Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:19:48 AM 4:43:54 PM 9h 24m 6s
Feb 1, 2026 7:07:49 AM 5:16:44 PM 10h 8m 55s
Mar 1, 2026 6:33:48 AM 5:49:25 PM 11h 15m 36s
Apr 1, 2026 6:44:35 AM 7:21:14 PM 12h 36m 39s
May 1, 2026 6:00:38 AM 7:51:22 PM 13h 50m 44s
Jun 1, 2026 5:33:33 AM 8:19:56 PM 14h 46m 22s
Jul 1, 2026 5:33:59 AM 8:30:49 PM 14h 56m 50s
Aug 1, 2026 5:56:49 AM 8:13:34 PM 14h 16m 45s
Sep 1, 2026 6:26:06 AM 7:32:48 PM 13h 6m 41s
Sep 16, 2026 6:39:56 AM 7:08:33 PM 12h 28m 37s
Sep 17, 2026 6:40:51 AM 7:06:54 PM 12h 26m 3s
Oct 1, 2026 6:53:54 AM 6:43:44 PM 11h 49m 49s
Nov 1, 2026 7:26:12 AM 5:58:40 PM 10h 32m 27s
Dec 1, 2026 6:59:56 AM 4:35:35 PM 9h 35m 38s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

New Year's Eve 398 by HighHor$epower, As the sun prepares to set for the last time in 2017 and the air temperature hovers just above zero,
New Year's Eve 398 by HighHor$epower
Little Church on the Prairie by HighHor$epower, SD60 CEFX 6007 brings up the rear markers as NS D79 approaches the small town of Buffalo, IL.

CEFX
Little Church on the Prairie by HighHor$epower
D79 east of Lanesville by HighHor$epower, ex-BN SD60M CBFX 6027 and ex-Soo Line SD60 CEFX 6007 team up on D79 east of of Lanesville.  Because
D79 east of Lanesville by HighHor$epower
D79 at Abel by HighHor$epower, D79 splits the searchlight signals at Abel running on an Approach behind D37.

CBFX 6027
CEFX 6007su
D79 at Abel by HighHor$epower
NS #145 west of Dawson by HighHor$epower, #145 speeds across the prairie on the long tangent west of Dawson with a fine looking BNSF ES44DC on
NS #145 west of Dawson by HighHor$epower
D37 east of Lanesville by HighHor$epower, With the sun quickly slipping below the western horizon, I headed east to get the second westbound.
D37 east of Lanesville by HighHor$epower
Roadrailer Sunset by HighHor$epower, NS #255 descends into Dawson as the sun sets over Central Illinois.bnsf4267 ns255 dawson sunset road
Roadrailer Sunset by HighHor$epower
Sunrise Roadrailer by HighHor$epower, Roadrailers roll east at Dawson, IL as the sun rises over Central Illinois.

NS 9668 - D9-44CW

Daws
Sunrise Roadrailer by HighHor$epower
Sunset 145 at Lanesville by HighHor$epower, #145 pops into money light as it rolls west thru the hamlet of Lanesville, IL back in 2008.

NS 9432
Sunset 145 at Lanesville by HighHor$epower
Sunset Roadrailer by HighHor$epower, #255 speeds west into the sunset at Buffalo, IL.

NS 9793 - D9-40CW
NS 7556 - ES40DC

Buffalo, Illin
Sunset Roadrailer by HighHor$epower
An AutoArtery Sunrise by HighHor$epower, The sun burns its way thru the radiation fog as a classic Wabash searchlight signal beckons stack tr
An AutoArtery Sunrise by HighHor$epower
NS 61K at Dawson by HighHor$epower, NS likes to run these Naples pig iron turns in the middle of the night.  Sometimes, however, you can
NS 61K at Dawson by HighHor$epower
#398 Sunset at Abel - Pt. 1 by HighHor$epower, Telemash shot of #398 at Abel as the sun sets over Central Illinois.sunset abel glint 398 es44c4 ns3
#398 Sunset at Abel - Pt. 1 by HighHor$epower
Slow Speed Pace - Pt. 1 by HighHor$epower, I took advantage of D79's slow speed and the lack of traffic on old Route 36 to nab a couple of paci
Slow Speed Pace - Pt. 1 by HighHor$epower
Autumnal Equinox - 2016 by HighHor$epower, The sun sets due west on the Autumnal Equinox, splitting the searchlight signals at the west end of
Autumnal Equinox - 2016 by HighHor$epower
Highballing into History by HighHor$epower, Roadrailer train #255 has a high green at Dawson as it speeds west in March 2017.  Just as the day w
Highballing into History by HighHor$epower
20T Homage - 2008 by HighHor$epower, Back in better times, 20T sits in the Pass at Dawson for an early morning meet with two westbound tr
20T Homage - 2008 by HighHor$epower
#398 Sunset at Abel - Pt. 2 by HighHor$epower, Wide angle shot of #398 at Abel as the sun sets over Central Illinois.sunset abel glint es44c4 ns398
#398 Sunset at Abel - Pt. 2 by HighHor$epower
NS 29M at Dawson by HighHor$epower, Golden September sunlight glints off empty rack train 29M as it passes the grain elevator at Dawson.
NS 29M at Dawson by HighHor$epower
NS #145 at Sunset - 2008 by HighHor$epower, #145's lead Dash 9 catches some nice glint as the train approaches Petal Road west of Dawson back in
NS #145 at Sunset - 2008 by HighHor$epower
NS D2N at Dawson - 2009 by HighHor$epower, A D2N re-crew job waits for  #315 at Dawson on a frigid morning in January 2009.  A 66A from the pre
NS D2N at Dawson - 2009 by HighHor$epower
Broken Water by MattPenning, The large tree branch sticking out from the lake, being able to see the tree under the green  water,
Broken Water by MattPenning
Lake Sunset by SuperG76, sunset nikon lakespringfield cloudsstormssunsetssunrises
Lake Sunset by SuperG76
NS 3208 "Glint" Roster - 2009 by HighHor$epower, ex-Southern SD40-2 3208 is positively bathed in glint as the sun rises over the eastern horizon at D
NS 3208 "Glint" Roster - 2009 by HighHor$epower
Sunrise at Dawson by HighHor$epower, Light early morning fog and haze make for a dramatic sunrise east of Springfield.sunrise searchlight
Sunrise at Dawson by HighHor$epower
NS #315 at Dawson - 2009 by HighHor$epower, #315 rolls down the hogback east of Dawson preparing to stop at Abel for a 3-way meet with D2N and r
NS #315 at Dawson - 2009 by HighHor$epower
Sunset Swim by SuperG76, Ducks out for a sunset swimsunset duck nikon lakespringfield
Sunset Swim by SuperG76
Dawson Sunrise by HighHor$epower, NS D2N's motive power is bathed in spectacular light as the sun begins to slowly rise above the froz
Dawson Sunrise by HighHor$epower
NS #145 at Lanesville by HighHor$epower, NS #145 heads west into the sunset as its passes thru the small hamlet of Lanesville.sunset lanesvil
NS #145 at Lanesville by HighHor$epower
NS #255 at Buffalo by HighHor$epower, NS #255 speeds west into the sunset as it passes thru the small town of Buffalo.buffalo dash940cw ns
NS #255 at Buffalo by HighHor$epower
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset Clouds by SuperG76, sunset clouds nikon cloudsstormssunsetssunrises
Sunset Clouds by SuperG76
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Great Blue Heron at Sunset by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Great Blue Heron at Sunset by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sunset at Sangchris Lake by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!, Just southeast of Springfield IL is Sangchris Lake State Park.  We were just staying one night but,
Sangchris Lake Illinois by Thank You 7.5 Million Visitors!