Springfield, IL · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Springfield, Illinois
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 00 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 21 min
Springfield daylight through 2026
Daylight in Springfield runs from 9 h 21 min on December 21 to 15 h 00 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 39 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 96th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 09 min.
Springfield daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 44 min | 7:07 AM to 7:20 AM | 4:44 PM to 5:17 PM |
| February | 10 h 43 min | 6:33 AM to 7:06 AM | 5:18 PM to 5:49 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:22 AM to 7:20 AM | 5:50 PM to 7:21 PM |
| April | 13 h 17 min | 6:00 AM to 6:42 AM | 7:22 PM to 7:52 PM |
| May | 14 h 23 min | 5:32 AM to 5:58 AM | 7:53 PM to 8:20 PM |
| June | 14 h 57 min | 5:29 AM to 5:33 AM | 8:20 PM to 8:30 PM |
| July | 14 h 39 min | 5:34 AM to 5:56 AM | 8:12 PM to 8:30 PM |
| August | 13 h 41 min | 5:57 AM to 6:25 AM | 7:31 PM to 8:11 PM |
| September | 12 h 26 min | 6:26 AM to 6:53 AM | 6:42 PM to 7:29 PM |
| October | 11 h 08 min | 6:54 AM to 7:26 AM | 5:57 PM to 6:40 PM |
| November | 10 h 00 min | 6:27 AM to 6:59 AM | 4:34 PM to 4:56 PM |
| December | 9 h 24 min | 7:00 AM to 7:19 AM | 4:33 PM to 4:43 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 11 at 5:29 AM and the latest sunset on June 20 at 8:30 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:26 AM on October 31. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Springfield sits at 89.64° W, so the sun runs about 1 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:08 PM on January 15 and 1:04 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Springfield is the capital of Illinois. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora, IL | 41.76° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Naperville, IL | 41.75° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Davenport, IA | 41.56° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Joliet, IL | 41.52° N | 15 h 11 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Peoria, IL | 40.75° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| Springfield, IL | 39.79° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Columbia, MO | 38.95° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| St. Louis, MO | 38.64° N | 14 h 52 min | 9 h 28 min |
| Evansville, IN | 37.99° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Springfield?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 00 min of daylight: sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 8:30 PM.
What is the shortest day in Springfield?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 21 min: sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:37 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Springfield?
8:30 PM on June 20, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:33 PM on December 4.
What time zone is Springfield in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Springfield, 39.791° N, 89.645° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.