Sunset & Sunrise Today in Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois sees the sun come up at 6:24 AM and go down at 7:34 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 — 13h 09m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Springfield at 12:59 PM.

Springfield lies at latitude 39.80°, in the mid-latitudes, where daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 28 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Springfield keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Springfield's golden hour, about 6:58 PM to 7:51 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:51 PM to 8:02 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Springfield is at 7:32 PM and sunrise at 6:25 AM — about 2m 29s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Springfield drift across the whole year.

This is high summer in Springfield, the season of long evenings. Over the course of the year, sunset in Springfield ranges from as early as 4:33 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:30 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 59m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 20m.