Timezone:Central Daylight Time
Current Time:Wednesday, September 16, 2026 5:13 AM
Longitude:-89.7015963
Latitude:39.784188
Sunrise Time Today:6:42:02 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:08:07 PM
Daylength Today:12h 26m 4s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:42:58 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:7:06:28 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:12h 23m 29s

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Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:21:08 AM 4:44:58 PM 9h 23m 50s
Feb 1, 2026 7:09:07 AM 5:17:51 PM 10h 8m 44s
Mar 1, 2026 6:35:03 AM 5:50:36 PM 11h 15m 32s
Apr 1, 2026 6:45:46 AM 7:22:28 PM 12h 36m 42s
May 1, 2026 6:01:45 AM 7:52:40 PM 13h 50m 54s
Jun 1, 2026 5:34:38 AM 8:21:17 PM 14h 46m 39s
Jul 1, 2026 5:35:03 AM 8:32:11 PM 14h 57m 7s
Aug 1, 2026 5:57:55 AM 8:14:53 PM 14h 16m 57s
Sep 1, 2026 6:27:16 AM 7:34:03 PM 13h 6m 47s
Sep 16, 2026 6:41:07 AM 7:09:47 PM 12h 28m 39s
Sep 17, 2026 6:42:02 AM 7:08:07 PM 12h 26m 4s
Oct 1, 2026 6:55:08 AM 6:44:56 PM 11h 49m 48s
Nov 1, 2026 7:27:30 AM 5:59:48 PM 10h 32m 18s
Dec 1, 2026 7:01:16 AM 4:36:40 PM 9h 35m 23s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Sundown by jwayne810, ... sweet dreamsus illinois unitedstates sundown flares newberlin lukenroad gardnertownship
Sundown by jwayne810
Snow-covered Lagoon by myoldpostcards, park winter sunset usa snow water season frozen illinois unitedstates lagoon il springfield goldenho
Snow-covered Lagoon by myoldpostcards
Sunset February Storm by Did I Hear Thunder, Valentines Day fast moving storms at sunset SW of Springfield, IL

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Sunset February Storm by Did I Hear Thunder
Sunset Thunderstorm by Did I Hear Thunder, thunderstorm sunset storm lightning illinois clouds sky
Sunset Thunderstorm by Did I Hear Thunder
Cloudgasm  (Explored) by Did I Hear Thunder, A awesome sunset shot that only lasted a few minutes.clouds sunset weather sky nature storm nikon ou
Cloudgasm (Explored) by Did I Hear Thunder
D31 tied up on Frank's Stub by HighHor$epower, A dead eleven car D31 local sits on the old pre-1994 NS mainline west of the Cockrell Lane crossing
D31 tied up on Frank's Stub by HighHor$epower
Dusk Lightning Blast 2 by Did I Hear Thunder, Three lightning bolts in a single shot. Taken during an after sunset dusk thunderstorm in late June.
Dusk Lightning Blast 2 by Did I Hear Thunder
between the lines by jwayne810, trinitylutheran illinois capitol springfield flatland church downtown
between the lines by jwayne810
Late running Texas Eagle by HighHor$epower, Running 6 and half hours late, Amtrak 22 gets back on the move at Hazel Dell after getting held up b
Late running Texas Eagle by HighHor$epower
P1040037 by mlinksva, sun sunrise springfield downtownspringfield springfieldhilton
P1040037 by mlinksva
P1040038 by mlinksva, sun sunrise springfield downtownspringfield springfieldhilton
P1040038 by mlinksva
Day 40: Illinois by LightInThisWorld, The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, captured with  24-70mm lens (f/11 at 48mm) on Nikon D800
Day 40: Illinois by LightInThisWorld
Sunset Anvil Cloud Mammatus by Did I Hear Thunder, Departing storm left a nice scene at sunset.

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Sunset Anvil Cloud Mammatus by Did I Hear Thunder
Sunset February Storm by Did I Hear Thunder, Valentines Day fast moving storms at sunset SW of Springfield, IL

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Sunset February Storm by Did I Hear Thunder
Springfield, IL Railroading - 175 Years by HighHor$epower, 175 years ago today on February 15th, 1842 the first train arrived in Springfield, Illinois on the N
Springfield, IL Railroading - 175 Years by HighHor$epower
P1040039 by mlinksva, sun sunrise springfield downtownspringfield springfieldhilton
P1040039 by mlinksva
Stacks by Jim Frazier, I've always been fascinated by the steam coming out of these towers in the winter.  A still photogra
Stacks by Jim Frazier
CP GEVO's on 33J by HighHor$epower, A pair of Canadian Pacific ES44AC's lead NS train 33J west at Cockrell Lane.

CP 8774 - ES44AC
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CP GEVO's on 33J by HighHor$epower
The Grand Finale - Pt. 3 by HighHor$epower, After coupling onto the lone boxcar parked on the mainline, Mr. Triplett shoved the whole train out
The Grand Finale - Pt. 3 by HighHor$epower
Springfield, 2014 by gregorywass, park blue sunset sky mountain green bike bicycle silhouette centennial town illinois spring midwest
Springfield, 2014 by gregorywass
New Year's Last Gleaming by HighHor$epower, NS 148 rolls east across the tabletop prairie as sunset descends upon Central Illinois on January 1,
New Year's Last Gleaming by HighHor$epower
Lit Up Thunderhead by Did I Hear Thunder, Constant lightning in this severe storm.nature sky thunderhead thunderstorm severe storm lightning c
Lit Up Thunderhead by Did I Hear Thunder
Springfield, 2014 by gregorywass, coffee sunrise island illinois cafe famous diner ambulance mexican american donuts springfield coney
Springfield, 2014 by gregorywass
Roadrailer Sunset by HighHor$epower, Long alternating bands of clouds made for a spectacular sunset on October 22nd.  I managed to captur
Roadrailer Sunset by HighHor$epower
D79 Moonrise by HighHor$epower, D79 heads west to Griggsville with an ADM grain shuttle train just before sunset.  

NS 9934 - D9-44
D79 Moonrise by HighHor$epower
Sunset Spectacular by HighHor$epower, Colorful summer sunset on the west side of Springfield, IL thanks to high clouds left over from stor
Sunset Spectacular by HighHor$epower
NS 29M at Sunset by HighHor$epower, 29M rolls a long train of empty autoracks back east towards the Motor City after meeting 297 at Bate
NS 29M at Sunset by HighHor$epower
Just in the nick of time by HighHor$epower, 181's lead motor glows in golden light as the train exits Springfield at the end of a glorious Fall
Just in the nick of time by HighHor$epower
The Earth's Good Night by MattPenning, Earlier, as evening approached, I looked at the sky and thought: "That good be a good looking s
The Earth's Good Night by MattPenning
Dead Horse Bounce by HighHor$epower, A 33-hour old dead #120 catches some prime time glint as it moulders away in the Pass at Bates.

Tro
Dead Horse Bounce by HighHor$epower
NS 297 at Bates by HighHor$epower, Junk-n-racks train 297 slogs its way west at Bates as I photograph the scene from my mobile elevated
NS 297 at Bates by HighHor$epower
181 Moonrise by HighHor$epower, The moon rises over the eastern horizon as train 181 chases the sunset west of Curran, Illinois.

NS
181 Moonrise by HighHor$epower
Griggsville D79 at Laurel Street by HighHor$epower, With 20T having passed thru town before sunrise and 256 running hours late, this westbound D79 train
Griggsville D79 at Laurel Street by HighHor$epower
Evening 255 west of Curran by HighHor$epower, A BNSF Dash 9 leads an evening 255 Roadrailer west near Curran, IL.

BNSF 5119 - Dash 9-44CW

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Evening 255 west of Curran by HighHor$epower
Open Door Disaster by HighHor$epower, After waiting for over 4 hours to get #145 in perfect evening light west of Springfield, somebody ha
Open Door Disaster by HighHor$epower
Sunset Texas Eagle by HighHor$epower, The southbound <i>Texas Eagle</i> blasts out of Springfield on a gorgeous November evening.  With th
Sunset Texas Eagle by HighHor$epower
Early Foggy Morn by MattPenning, Early morning fog, looking out a window at work at 4:41AM. 

I had been at work 22 hours by this tim
Early Foggy Morn by MattPenning
181 at last light by HighHor$epower, Autoparts train 181 rolls west into the sunset at Curran, IL after meeting D79 at Iles.  

Just love
181 at last light by HighHor$epower
Triple Crown Sunset by HighHor$epower, #255 races off into the sunset on Election Day 2016.

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Triple Crown Sunset by HighHor$epower
Last Sunset of 2014 by HighHor$epower, Last sunset of 2014, as viewed from the Patton School Road crossing west of Bates.sunset 2014 patton
Last Sunset of 2014 by HighHor$epower
IMG_4386 2 by toodamnice,
IMG_4386 2 by toodamnice
#255 at Riverton by HighHor$epower, After hours of no activity, NS let loose a barrage of four westbounds from Decatur in the late after
#255 at Riverton by HighHor$epower
Roadrailers rolling west by HighHor$epower, 255 splits the AEI reader at Cockrell Lane with yet another BNSF C4 GEVO on the point.  

After a be
Roadrailers rolling west by HighHor$epower
181 Driveby by HighHor$epower, A late running #181 prepares to pass a 33-hour old dead #120 train at Bates.  

NS 7511 - ES44DC
NS
181 Driveby by HighHor$epower
Safetrans Sunset by HighHor$epower, D31 passes the intermediate signal at Farley's Lane as another glorious September day comes to a dra
Safetrans Sunset by HighHor$epower
D37 at Sunset by HighHor$epower, D37 approaches the intermediate signals at Farley's Lane at sunset.

NS 7125
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D37 at Sunset by HighHor$epower
D31 and Done by HighHor$epower, After the KCS Local departed, I had just enough time to get into position at Farley's Lane for an ar
D31 and Done by HighHor$epower
#145 - D37 meet at Bates by HighHor$epower, #145 meets D37 at Bates as the shadows grow long near sunset. 

NS 8921
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#145 - D37 meet at Bates by HighHor$epower
#255 at West Grand by HighHor$epower, #255 rounds the big curve west of Hazel Dell as the shadows grow long just before sunset.

NS 9936
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#255 at West Grand by HighHor$epower
28G west of Curran by HighHor$epower, Empty rack train 28G makes a timely "golden hour" appearance on the old Wabash Kansas City
28G west of Curran by HighHor$epower
Springfield, 2014 by gregorywass, morning sky tower clock station weather clouds train sunrise illinois flag union center springfield
Springfield, 2014 by gregorywass
Dawn Patrol D2M by HighHor$epower, After pulling 150 grain empties into the Pass at New Berlin and then running around their train, D2M
Dawn Patrol D2M by HighHor$epower
jobsite sunrise by jwayne810, Calvary Temple's new location and sanctuary. sunrise jobsite newday buildingtrades
jobsite sunrise by jwayne810
Abbreviated Autoparts Train by HighHor$epower, A short 10 car #145 heads directly into the sunset at Cockrell Lane.

NS 9974
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Abbreviated Autoparts Train by HighHor$epower
UP 5414 north in Springfield, Illinois on August 19, 2024. by soo6000, Not long after sunrise, MTUG4 14, runs north along the Springfield sub.  My understanding is this tr
UP 5414 north in Springfield, Illinois on August 19, 2024. by soo6000
Springfield, 2018 by gregorywass, shadow fog street road house tree springfield illinois morning sunrise december 2018
Springfield, 2018 by gregorywass
end of the day by jwayne810, sunset skyscape us illinois unitedstates loami
end of the day by jwayne810
Good Morning Sunshine by MattPenning, As I headed to work today, I was struck by the beauty of the morning sky. 

The good news for me, wa
Good Morning Sunshine by MattPenning
#145 at Sunset by HighHor$epower, #145 speeds into the sunset as the train approaches Cockrell Lane.

NS 9685
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#145 at Sunset by HighHor$epower
Sunrise 1115a by Larry Senalik, Another view of yesterday's sunrise from a different locationnovember autumn sky clouds sunrise illi
Sunrise 1115a by Larry Senalik