Current Local Time in Rockford, Illinois, USA

7:59:37 pm CST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Illinois (IL)
Lat/Long:	42°16'N / 89°06'W
Elevation:	217 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

27 °F

Light snow. Ice fog.
20 / -3 °F

Thu 22.		20 / -3 °F
Fri 23.		-3 / -18 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:19 am
↑ 116° Southeast

Sunset

4:56 pm
↑ 244° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 38 minutes
+1m 54s longer

Moon 10.8%

Rise – 8:56 am
Set – 8:10 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:07 pm
Altitude: 28.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:41 am – 6:14 am
6:01 pm – 6:34 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:14 am – 6:48 am
5:27 pm – 6:01 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:48 am – 7:19 am
4:56 pm – 5:27 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
1:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
10:47 pm

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Airports

O'Hare International Airport, ORD
About 64 mi ESE of Rockford
Chicago Midway International Airport, MDW
About 77 mi ESE of Rockford

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026