Timezone:Central Daylight Time
Current Time:Wednesday, September 16, 2026 4:01 AM
Longitude:-89.4803006
Latitude:41.8362338
Sunrise Time Today:6:40:22 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:08:02 PM
Daylength Today:12h 27m 39s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:41:23 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:7:06:16 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:12h 24m 53s

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Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:26:36 AM 4:37:44 PM 9h 11m 7s
Feb 1, 2026 7:12:43 AM 5:12:29 PM 9h 59m 46s
Mar 1, 2026 6:36:02 AM 5:47:50 PM 11h 11m 48s
Apr 1, 2026 6:43:41 AM 7:22:47 PM 12h 39m 5s
May 1, 2026 5:56:49 AM 7:55:50 PM 13h 59m 1s
Jun 1, 2026 5:27:23 AM 8:26:45 PM 14h 59m 22s
Jul 1, 2026 5:27:20 AM 8:38:07 PM 15h 10m 46s
Aug 1, 2026 5:51:55 AM 8:19:07 PM 14h 27m 11s
Sep 1, 2026 6:24:02 AM 7:35:30 PM 13h 11m 27s
Sep 16, 2026 6:39:21 AM 7:09:47 PM 12h 30m 26s
Sep 17, 2026 6:40:22 AM 7:08:02 PM 12h 27m 39s
Oct 1, 2026 6:54:49 AM 6:43:28 PM 11h 48m 39s
Nov 1, 2026 7:30:09 AM 5:55:22 PM 10h 25m 13s
Dec 1, 2026 7:06:15 AM 4:29:55 PM 9h 23m 40s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Mornin' on the CNW by Jacob Narup, Just after sunrise at Nachusa, IL, UP 6706, the last active CNW patch, rolls eastbound with a stack
Mornin' on the CNW by Jacob Narup
Eeeeking it Out by 'Sconsin Cental, Pigs out of Los Angeles beat ass east for NS Ashland as the sun is about to dip off the horizon and
Eeeeking it Out by 'Sconsin Cental
Golden Armor by dscharen, Gorgeous golden light has begun to cast its glow upon the fall colors and the famous coaling tower o
Golden Armor by dscharen
Nelson Sunset by BilgeRat, A eastbound/southbound coal train leaves the UP main line to head south to a Commonwealth Edison gen
Nelson Sunset by BilgeRat
prepare for the rising...(HSS) by BillsExplorations, A hdr filtered Midwestern sunrise for sliders Sunday. Have a wonderful Easter everyone!sliderssunday
prepare for the rising...(HSS) by BillsExplorations
Coneflower Moon by kevin-palmer, - <a href="http://www.kevin-palmer.com" rel="nofollow">www.kevin-palmer.com</a> - After the sunset c
Coneflower Moon by kevin-palmer
green river anthology,pt. 2.... by BillsExplorations, Another great sunset on the old water tower at the site of the former Green River Munitions Plant ne
green river anthology,pt. 2.... by BillsExplorations
A outstanding sunset by Thomas DeHoff, Great sunset over NW Illinois 3 shot HDR Sony A77Mk2 Tamron 17-50 Processed in Aurora HDR software.
A outstanding sunset by Thomas DeHoff
No. 3034 - Union Pacific - Nelson, Ill. by Travis Dewitz, The rising sun blazes the sky orange and silhouettes the massive Chicago and North Western coaling t
No. 3034 - Union Pacific - Nelson, Ill. by Travis Dewitz
remember,with pride.... by BillsExplorations, Taken at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling,IL.

Though things seem a little confused and out of control
remember,with pride.... by BillsExplorations
Rolling with the Fall Colors by qnuts86, A westbound Armor Yellow rolls on into the setting golden hour sun passing natures prime time show o
Rolling with the Fall Colors by qnuts86
A Flare at Sunset by Don Kalkman, A westbound UP manifest was passing underneath the iconic coaling tower in Nelson at sunset in 1996.
A Flare at Sunset by Don Kalkman
Sunset on searchlight signals by Jon R. Roma, The late afternoon sun illuminates the coaling tower and searchlight signals at Union Pacific's &quo
Sunset on searchlight signals by Jon R. Roma
Forlorn Racehorse by Man Of Family, A light summer breeze rattles the tree's and the Once proud Ex SP B39-8E 8001 now the UP 1801 sits f
Forlorn Racehorse by Man Of Family
Nelson, Illinois Sunset by Barry Lennon, The sun sets on another day on the Union Pacific's Geneva sub in Nelson, Illinois.  Date is 11/7/99.
Nelson, Illinois Sunset by Barry Lennon
UP Stack Train at Nelson, IL - Attempt 2 by Christopher J May, Went back and re-processed this one. I had to be little more aggressive with the noise reduction, bu
UP Stack Train at Nelson, IL - Attempt 2 by Christopher J May
UP Stack Train at Nelson, IL by Christopher J May, I arrived in Nelson, IL right around sunset. There was a westbound headed my way but it didn't make
UP Stack Train at Nelson, IL by Christopher J May
Sunrise at Nelson, Illinois by PaulVBox, September 2, 2004. Early morning sunrise at Nelson Illinois on the old CNW mainline (now UP). The fo
Sunrise at Nelson, Illinois by PaulVBox
DSC04261 by tylerjacobs, sonynex5t
DSC04261 by tylerjacobs
Pink morning at the coaling tower by WSORmadisonfan, An EB Union Pacific manifest passes under the Nelson coaling tower on the Union Pacific Geneva Subdi
Pink morning at the coaling tower by WSORmadisonfan
032F Autumn morning Lowell Park, Dixon, IL by cshoemaker, autumn canon red sun sunrise sunset nature outdoors lowellpark dixon fall river
032F Autumn morning Lowell Park, Dixon, IL by cshoemaker
Winter Sunset Sky Over Barn - Nelson, IL by Christopher J May, Last shot of the day before I endeavored to drive the last 75 or 80 miles home. I wish that power li
Winter Sunset Sky Over Barn - Nelson, IL by Christopher J May
Medusa Cement Company by wjmanon74, One of my jobs at work lately has me on the roof most everyday where I get to take in this view of t
Medusa Cement Company by wjmanon74
Sunset over Big Jump by michellewendling907, Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois
Sunset over Big Jump by michellewendling907
UP 8413 West, Under the Coaling Tower at Nelson near Sunset by basicbill, An SD70ACe is the first of eight power units pulling towards the sunset. 

2 minutes and 49 seconds
UP 8413 West, Under the Coaling Tower at Nelson near Sunset by basicbill
UP 5795 by cc8039, bridge up illinois nelson trains signal cnw ac44cw
UP 5795 by cc8039
As the Sun Sets by cc8039, bridge sunset up illinois nelson trains signal cnw
As the Sun Sets by cc8039
Geneva Sub Sunset by Matt Kooi, The sun sets over the old CNW main just east of Nachusa. After running trains like crazy in the late
Geneva Sub Sunset by Matt Kooi
UP 7678 by cc8039, up cnw train es44ac sd70ace ac44cw coal tower sunset golden hour light nelson illinois
UP 7678 by cc8039
Empty Track by Don Kalkman, A pair of Green signals beckon two westbound Union Pacific trains that would show up after the sunse
Empty Track by Don Kalkman
A View From a Hole by cc8039, jeep wrangler sunset outdoor nelson illinois crystal ball
A View From a Hole by cc8039
Rock River at sunset near Dixon High School by tylerjacobs, illinois flickrandroidapp:filter=none
Rock River at sunset near Dixon High School by tylerjacobs
Sunrise on the Plains by jeff_a_goldberg, These are wild bison in Illinois.  It's great to have bison back and thriving in midwest.  These bis
Sunrise on the Plains by jeff_a_goldberg
Another Outcrop by Clint Midwestwood, On thing I always liked about the bison section of the Nature Conservancy's Nachusa Grasslands was t
Another Outcrop by Clint Midwestwood
Gorgeous sunset in Dixon by Erin Watson/Abandoned Exploration, <a href="www.erinwatsonphotography.com" rel="nofollow"><b>Website</b></a> | <a href="www.facebook.co
Gorgeous sunset in Dixon by Erin Watson/Abandoned Exploration
10.21 (10.18) by Wizgack,
10.21 (10.18) by Wizgack