What Time is it in Illinois?
Illinois: Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer). US daylight saving applies.
Illinois uses Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer).
When it is noon in Illinois it is 1 p.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Illinois it is 6 p.m. in London all year.
Illinois sits close to the Central Time meridian (90°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.
Mid-January sunrise here is within a few minutes of Chicago.
Sunrise and sunset in Illinois
The longest mid-month day we list is June (14 h 58 m, sunrise 5:31 a.m.). The shortest is December at 9 h 22 m, with the sun up around 7:13 a.m..
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:19 a.m. | 4:58 p.m. | 9 h 39 m |
| February | 6:53 a.m. | 5:34 p.m. | 10 h 42 m |
| March | 7:12 a.m. | 7:05 p.m. | 11 h 53 m |
| April | 6:22 a.m. | 7:36 p.m. | 13 h 14 m |
| May | 5:45 a.m. | 8:06 p.m. | 14 h 21 m |
| June | 5:31 a.m. | 8:29 p.m. | 14 h 58 m |
| July | 5:43 a.m. | 8:27 p.m. | 14 h 44 m |
| August | 6:11 a.m. | 7:57 p.m. | 13 h 46 m |
| September | 6:40 a.m. | 7:10 p.m. | 12 h 30 m |
| October | 7:09 a.m. | 6:21 p.m. | 11 h 13 m |
| November | 6:43 a.m. | 4:44 p.m. | 10 h 01 m |
| December | 7:13 a.m. | 4:35 p.m. | 9 h 22 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
Cities near Illinois
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