Crater in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.2601, -90.6324
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1173 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Crater, Illinois, United States
The clock for Crater, Illinois, United States is kept here in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Crater, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Crater
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Crater, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:23 AM Solar noon 12:48 PM Sunset 6:13 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Crater right now
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Crater and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62065 Michael — 2.9 km away
- 62053 Kampsville — 5.2 km away
- 62045 Hamburg — 7.1 km away
- 62027 Eldred — 9.0 km away
- 62070 Mozier — 10.7 km away
- 62047 Hardin — 11.7 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Illinois
Other places named Crater
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Michael — 2.9 km
- Kampsville — 4.7 km
- Clark — 4.7 km
- Columbiana (historical) — 5.0 km
- Boyle — 5.4 km
- King — 5.6 km
About the time in Crater
Crater tells time by America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−5. Clock shift for daylight saving: Yes.
The day begins at Crater with sunrise at 7:23 AM and ends with sunset at 6:13 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 50 min.
Michael and Clark are close to Crater and observe the same time.
6 postal codes serve Crater.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Crater?
- The time zone that includes Crater is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Crater include a summer time period?
- Yes.
- How late does the sun set in Crater?
- The last sunlight comes at 6:13 PM.