Ernst in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.3162, -87.6731
- Elevation
- 174 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 918 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ernst, Illinois, United States
Find the present-moment local time in Ernst, Illinois, United States, which uses America/Chicago (−5).
Ernst, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Ernst
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Ernst, Illinois.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:11 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 10 h 50 min Night 13 h 10 min Civil twilight 6:43 AM – 6:28 PM
Weather in Ernst right now
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Ernst and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 62477 West Union — 8.7 km away
- 62441 Marshall — 11.9 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 Ernst
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
- Snyder — 3.8 km
- Choctaw — 5.6 km
- Darwin — 6.4 km
- Allright — 6.9 km
- Oakcrest — 8.2 km
- Walnut Prairie — 8.5 km
Ernst: clock, sun and surroundings
2 codes are used to address mail in Ernst.
The name of the time zone in Ernst is America/Chicago, and it runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Look for sunrise at 7:11 AM and sunset at 6:01 PM in Ernst today. The day carries 10 h 50 min of light.
Ernst and nearby Snyder and Choctaw are never an hour apart.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Ernst?
- The time zone designation for Ernst is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Ernst?
- Daylight saving time in Ernst: Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Ernst?
- The sun is setting at 6:01 PM.