Timezone:Central Standard Time
Current Time:Wednesday, November 11, 2026 7:40 AM
Longitude:-89.284475
Latitude:40.009075
Sunrise Time Today:6:38:59 AM
Sunset Time Today:4:46:05 PM
Daylength Today:10h 7m 6s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:40:09 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:4:45:11 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:10h 5m 1s

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Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:20:09 AM 4:42:38 PM 9h 22m 29s
Feb 1, 2026 7:07:56 AM 5:15:42 PM 10h 7m 46s
Mar 1, 2026 6:33:35 AM 5:48:43 PM 11h 15m 8s
Apr 1, 2026 6:43:58 AM 7:20:56 PM 12h 36m 57s
May 1, 2026 5:59:40 AM 7:51:26 PM 13h 51m 46s
Jun 1, 2026 5:32:17 AM 8:20:17 PM 14h 47m 59s
Jul 1, 2026 5:32:39 AM 8:31:14 PM 14h 58m 34s
Aug 1, 2026 5:55:42 AM 8:13:45 PM 14h 18m 3s
Sep 1, 2026 6:25:21 AM 7:32:38 PM 13h 7m 17s
Oct 1, 2026 6:53:31 AM 6:43:12 PM 11h 49m 40s
Nov 1, 2026 7:26:12 AM 5:57:45 PM 10h 31m 32s
Nov 11, 2026 6:37:48 AM 4:47:00 PM 10h 9m 11s
Nov 12, 2026 6:38:59 AM 4:46:05 PM 10h 7m 6s
Dec 1, 2026 7:00:13 AM 4:34:23 PM 9h 34m 9s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Slow Speed Pace - Pt. 2 by HighHor$epower, Pacing shot of ex-BN SD60M CBFX 6027 east of Lanesville.

CBFX 6027 (BN 9239)sunset bn route36 lanes
Slow Speed Pace - Pt. 2 by HighHor$epower
Sugar Creek at Sunset - Roaming Illinois by Mister Joe, So I picked up and hit the road for nearly 1,400 miles and 5 days of being away from the city.  I we
Sugar Creek at Sunset - Roaming Illinois by Mister Joe
UP MASPR dead at Broadwell by HighHor$epower, It's Leap Day 2020 and Union Pacific trains have been dying in droves all over the north end of the
UP MASPR dead at Broadwell by HighHor$epower
New Year's Eve 398 by HighHor$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$epower
NS #256 - Movin' on up... by HighHor$epower, With 33J tucked away in the siding at Harristown and #398 clear of Righter, #256 is back on the move
NS #256 - Movin' on up... 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$epower
Sunrise on the Wabash by SD80MAC_4103, Moberly, MO to Decatur, IL freight 308 is making good time as it catches the first rays of sunlight
Sunrise on the Wabash by SD80MAC_4103
NS 398 at Dye Road by HighHor$epower, Train 398 kicks up a small ground blizzard as it approaches Dye Road in Illiopolis.

NS 8328 (D8-40C
NS 398 at Dye Road by HighHor$epower
Sunset and a Rotting Barn near Lincoln, Illinois by Mister Joe, Located near Lincoln, Illinois, used a rented wide angle lens (quality is so much nicer!) to capture
Sunset and a Rotting Barn near Lincoln, Illinois by Mister Joe
D79 at Abel by HighHor$epower, D79 splits the searchlight signals at Abel running on an Approach behind D37.

CBFX 6027
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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$epower
Sunrise Roadrailer by HighHor$epower, Roadrailers roll east at Dawson, IL as the sun rises over Central Illinois.

NS 9668 - D9-44CW

Daws
Sunrise Roadrailer by HighHor$epower
Peeking through a glass by La vita e bella; la vita e amore, sunset fromsunsetstosunrises train illinois amtrack art sun evening color explore
Peeking through a glass by La vita e bella; la vita e amore
Roadrailer Sunset by HighHor$epower, NS #255 descends into Dawson as the sun sets over Central Illinois.bnsf4267 ns255 dawson sunset road
Roadrailer Sunset by HighHor$epower
Sunset 145 at Lanesville by HighHor$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$epower
NS 61K at Dawson by HighHor$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$epower
Sunset east of Illiopolis by HighHor$epower, After a futile attempt to get a sunset shot of NS #145 west of Decatur, I had to "settle"
Sunset east of Illiopolis 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$epower
#398 Sunset at Abel - Pt. 1 by HighHor$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$epower
20T Homage - 2008 by HighHor$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$epower
Slow Speed Pace - Pt. 1 by HighHor$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$epower
Logan County Sunrise by Nic512, barn barns clouds events places silo sky sunrise things
Logan County Sunrise by Nic512
Highballing into History by HighHor$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$epower
Harvest Morning by Nic512, barn barns clouds countryside events places silo sky sunrise things
Harvest Morning by Nic512
Leaning Barn of Lincoln by kevin-palmer, - <a href="http://www.kevin-palmer.com" rel="nofollow">www.kevin-palmer.com</a> - This angle on the
Leaning Barn of Lincoln by kevin-palmer
waiting to take off by Mandana (on and off), sunset summer sky people cars colors festival canon balloons fun fly illinois high raw august lincol
waiting to take off by Mandana (on and off)
#398 Sunset at Abel - Pt. 2 by HighHor$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$epower
BLE 906 Take 6 by cc8039, ble cn ic trains sd45t2 sd70m2 mount pulaski illinois sunset golden light
BLE 906 Take 6 by cc8039
BLE 906 Take 5 by cc8039, ble cn ic trains sd45t2 sd70m2 mount pulaski illinois sunset golden light
BLE 906 Take 5 by cc8039
I-72 Illinois Sunset 081320 by flyfshr2009, Novice drone photography on a beautiful night in a crazy year.illinois djimavic2pro i72 drone
I-72 Illinois Sunset 081320 by flyfshr2009
NS D2N at Dawson - 2009 by HighHor$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$epower
BLE 906 Take 4 by cc8039, ble cn ic trains sd45t2 sd70m2 mount pulaski illinois sunset golden light
BLE 906 Take 4 by cc8039
Elkhart, 2014 by gregorywass, road blue trees sunset sky orange blur clouds highway driving horizon
Elkhart, 2014 by gregorywass
NS 3208 "Glint" Roster - 2009 by HighHor$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$epower
Midwest Sunset 2 by flyfshr2009, Above the land.illinois mavic2pro drone
Midwest Sunset 2 by flyfshr2009
Sunrise at Dawson by HighHor$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$epower
BLE 906 Take 3 by cc8039, ble cn ic trains sd45t2 sd70m2 latham illinois sunset golden light
BLE 906 Take 3 by cc8039
BLE 906 Take 2 by cc8039, ble cn ic trains sd45t2 sd70m2 warrensburg illinois sunset golden light
BLE 906 Take 2 by cc8039
Dawson Sunrise by HighHor$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 with the 20D by mattgalligan, So this is the first picture I've uploaded yet of what I've done so far with my Canon EOS 20D.  It's
Sunset with the 20D by mattgalligan
Wind Power 02142019 by Orange Barn, <i>119 Pictures in 2019</i> #116: Wind Operatedwindmill windpowered sunset winter 119picturesin2019
Wind Power 02142019 by Orange Barn
Sun Going Down on the Pitch 05212016 by Orange Barn, sunset sunlight sunflare latespring soccerfield lincolnillinois soccerpitch
Sun Going Down on the Pitch 05212016 by Orange Barn
Prairie Sunset by Clint Midwestwood, The day ends on the Illinois prairie.

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Prairie Sunset by Clint Midwestwood
IMG_2769 internet by toodamnice,
IMG_2769 internet by toodamnice
From this by Jeannette E. Spaghetti, I generally hate mornings. However, I have no problem waking up while it's still dark to watch the s
From this by Jeannette E. Spaghetti
Train at sunset by Robert Guttersohn, A double exposure shot of a train passing under us as storm clouds leave a spectacular view.
Train at sunset by Robert Guttersohn
Beautiful sunset by Maddie Endres, Beautiful sunsetuploaded:by=flickrmobile flickriosapp:filter=nofilter
Beautiful sunset by Maddie Endres
Sunset by travlarkboston, Sunset from Lincoln, ILtravel scenic lincolnillinois
Sunset by travlarkboston
Big sky. by Jeannette E. Spaghetti, jeff square squareformat iphoneography instagramapp uploaded:by=instagram foursquare:venue=4dd27ad04
Big sky. by Jeannette E. Spaghetti
Sunset by Maddie Endres, 6-8-13uploaded:by=flickrmobile flickriosapp:filter=nofilter
Sunset by Maddie Endres
Sunset by Maddie Endres, 6-8-13uploaded:by=flickrmobile flickriosapp:filter=nofilter
Sunset by Maddie Endres