Timezone:Central Daylight Time
Current Time:Wednesday, September 16, 2026 8:59 AM
Longitude:-89.9842463
Latitude:39.71907
Sunrise Time Today:6:43:12 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:09:14 PM
Daylength Today:12h 26m 1s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:6:44:07 AM
Sunset Time Tomorrow:7:07:34 PM
Daylength Tomorrow:12h 23m 27s

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Date Sunrise Time Sunset Time Daylength
Jan 1, 2026 7:22:04 AM 4:46:18 PM 9h 24m 13s
Feb 1, 2026 7:10:07 AM 5:19:07 PM 10h 9m 0s
Mar 1, 2026 6:36:07 AM 5:51:47 PM 11h 15m 39s
Apr 1, 2026 6:46:56 AM 7:23:34 PM 12h 36m 38s
May 1, 2026 6:03:01 AM 7:53:40 PM 13h 50m 39s
Jun 1, 2026 5:35:57 AM 8:22:13 PM 14h 46m 15s
Jul 1, 2026 5:36:23 AM 8:33:06 PM 14h 56m 42s
Aug 1, 2026 5:59:12 AM 8:15:51 PM 14h 16m 39s
Sep 1, 2026 6:28:28 AM 7:35:07 PM 13h 6m 38s
Sep 16, 2026 6:42:17 AM 7:10:53 PM 12h 28m 36s
Sep 17, 2026 6:43:12 AM 7:09:14 PM 12h 26m 1s
Oct 1, 2026 6:56:15 AM 6:46:05 PM 11h 49m 50s
Nov 1, 2026 7:28:31 AM 6:01:02 PM 10h 32m 30s
Dec 1, 2026 7:02:13 AM 4:37:59 PM 9h 35m 45s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Sundown by jwayne810, ... sweet dreamsus illinois unitedstates sundown flares newberlin lukenroad gardnertownship
Sundown by jwayne810
Five Trees by myoldpostcards, rural country landscape campbellcemetery road rd sangamoncounty centralillinois illinois il myoldpos
Five Trees by myoldpostcards
Maxwell Township, Sangamon County by jwayne810, Flat land USAsun clouds evening us illinois
Maxwell Township, Sangamon County by jwayne810
NS 181 at Arnold - Pt. 2 by HighHor$epower, After some nip and tuck light conditions on the trip west from Springfield, the sun came out in its
NS 181 at Arnold - Pt. 2 by HighHor$epower
NS 181 at Island Grove by HighHor$epower, A massive TOP21 parts-n-racks 181 train passes the old elevator at Island Grove, IL just before suns
NS 181 at Island Grove by HighHor$epower
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
Shops Turn at Orleans by HighHor$epower, After making a Saturday Shops Turn under gloomy skies, D31 breaks into golden light as it passes the
Shops Turn at Orleans by HighHor$epower
D79 Moonrise by HighHor$epower, D79 heads west to Griggsville with an ADM grain shuttle train just before sunset.  

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D79 Moonrise 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$epower
Merry Christmas 2019 by HighHor$epower, Wishing all of my Flickr friends and contacts a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Back in
Merry Christmas 2019 by HighHor$epower
NS 148 at Fox Lane by HighHor$epower, 148 rolls east thru the farm fields west of Arnold.

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NS 148 at Fox Lane 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$epower
Dead Horse Bounce by HighHor$epower, A 33-hour old dead #120 catches some prime time glint as it moulders away in the Pass at Bates.

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Dead Horse Bounce by HighHor$epower
Sunset meet at Arnold by HighHor$epower, 148 prepares to cross the old Route 36 bridge and knock down the signal at Arnold, while D31 patient
Sunset meet at Arnold 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.

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181 Moonrise by HighHor$epower
D31 west of Arnold by HighHor$epower, D31 gets back on the move after meeting 148 at Arnold.  The crew will stop at the Dalton control poi
D31 west of Arnold by HighHor$epower
NS 181 at Arnold - Pt. 1 by HighHor$epower, After some nip and tuck light conditions on the trip west from Springfield, the sun came out in its
NS 181 at Arnold - Pt. 1 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$epower
21T at Bates by HighHor$epower, Congestion on the former Wabash mainline continues to disrupt train schedules.  Here a late (or, pos
21T at Bates 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$epower
D31 at Sunset by HighHor$epower, Under a darkened sunset sky due a partial solar eclipse, the D31 local approaches Arnold.  The crew
D31 at 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$epower
181 Driveby by HighHor$epower, A late running #181 prepares to pass a 33-hour old dead #120 train at Bates.  

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181 Driveby by HighHor$epower
D31 at Farley's Lanre by HighHor$epower, D31 hustles back east to Springfield after meeting #255 at New Berlin.    

NS 5096 - GP38-2
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D31 at Farley's Lanre 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.

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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. 

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#145 - D37 meet at Bates by HighHor$epower
M45 west of New Berlin by HighHor$epower, M45 finally makes a daylight appearance for me for the first time since early October.

M45, D79, an
M45 west of New Berlin by HighHor$epower
Dawn Patrol D2M by HighHor$epower, After pulling 150 grain empties into the Pass at New Berlin and then running around their train, D2M
Dawn Patrol D2M by HighHor$epower
29M at Bates by HighHor$epower, 29M sits in the Pass at Bates just minutes after hearing about #145 getting hit by a Chevy Suburban
29M at Bates by HighHor$epower
#145 at Sunset by HighHor$epower, With the Autumnal Equinox only 2 days away, the sunset is nearly full west as #145 splits the Safetr
#145 at Sunset by HighHor$epower
Hammin' it Up by HighHor$epower, M45's conductor shows off his mug for the camera with a big wave as his train passes my mobile, elev
Hammin' it Up by HighHor$epower
Prairie Sunset by HighHor$epower, What Illinois lacks in topography, it makes up for with Big Skies.  Here #278 snakes into the Pass a
Prairie Sunset by HighHor$epower
NS #145 at Arnold - 2009 by HighHor$epower, NS #145 splits the home signals at Arnold in sweet evening light behind old school spartan cab power
NS #145 at Arnold - 2009 by HighHor$epower
D31 at Sunset by HighHor$epower, Just before sunset, the high clouds finally cleared out and the sky came alive with color as D31 app
D31 at Sunset by HighHor$epower
NS #255 at Orleans by HighHor$epower, #255 tears thru Orleans behind a BNSF Dash 9.sunset orleans dash944cw ns255 bnsf4121
NS #255 at Orleans by HighHor$epower
NS #255 at Orleans by HighHor$epower, #255's engineer starts bringing his train under control after spotting an <i>Approach</i> signal ahe
NS #255 at Orleans by HighHor$epower
D01 at Farley's Lane by HighHor$epower, D01 cruises west at Farley's Lane with a trio of light engines.

NS 9239 - Dash 9-44CW
NS 7647 - ES4
D01 at Farley's Lane by HighHor$epower
September Sunset by HighHor$epower, The next to last September sunset prepares to slip below the western horizon at the lonely Farmingda
September Sunset by HighHor$epower
High Green at Island Grove by HighHor$epower, A high green signal at Island Grove beckons M45 west towards Kansas City.sunset dash944cw islandgrov
High Green at Island Grove by HighHor$epower
Into the Fire by HighHor$epower, Like a moth drawn to the flame, #255 chases the sun west as a fiery sunset erupts west of Orleans.su
Into the Fire by HighHor$epower
#278 at Sunset by HighHor$epower, #278 pulls into the Pass at Arnold for a pair of meets with #255 and #145 as another beautiful Septe
#278 at Sunset by HighHor$epower
Last Sunset of 2015 by HighHor$epower, The last few rays of sunlight of 2015 illuminate the southwest Winter sky east of New Berlin.  As wi
Last Sunset of 2015 by HighHor$epower
M45 at Sunset by HighHor$epower, M45 races west at Farley's Lane behind a matching pair of Phase II SD70M's as the sun sets west of S
M45 at Sunset by HighHor$epower
Sunset at Bates by HighHor$epower, High clouds and aircraft contrails make for an impressionistic looking sunset west of Bates.sunset b
Sunset at Bates by HighHor$epower
Into the Sunset by HighHor$epower, #145's crew rides off into the sunset at Bates.bates es44ac ns145 ns8010
Into the Sunset by HighHor$epower
Picture Too Perfect by HighHor$epower, #278 rolls east thru a scene marked by impeccable track, a razor sharp ballast line, and a perfect f
Picture Too Perfect by HighHor$epower
Sunset at New Berlin by HighHor$epower, D31 books it back east for Springfield as the sun sets at New Berlin.

NS 5318 - GP38-2
NS 5045 - GP
Sunset at New Berlin by HighHor$epower
Sunset over Central Illinois Farms by Larry Senalik, HDRsunset field illinois corn farm hdr 2012 cloudsstormssunsetssunrises
Sunset over Central Illinois Farms by Larry Senalik
IMG_2989 by toodamnice,
IMG_2989 by toodamnice