Gilson in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.8617, -90.2015
- Elevation
- 207 m above sea level
- Population
- 190
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1143 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gilson, Illinois, United States
The local time in Gilson, Illinois, United States — in the America/Chicago time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Gilson, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gilson
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Gilson keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:23 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 46 min Night 13 h 14 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Gilson right now
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Gilson and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 61436
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 Gilson
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
- Maquon — 7.6 km
- Knox County — 7.9 km
- Knoxville — 8.7 km
- Appleton — 8.9 km
- Trenton Corners — 9.0 km
- Knox — 9.2 km
Gilson: clock, sun and surroundings
Nearby places like Maquon and Knox County are on Gilson time.
1 codes are used to address mail in Gilson.
The local zone in Gilson is America/Chicago, standing at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving applies: Yes.
Gilson greets the sun at 7:23 AM and loses it at 6:09 PM today. Daylight runs to 10 h 46 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone corresponds to Gilson?
- America/Chicago corresponds to Gilson and has an offset of −5.
- Does Gilson move its clocks forward at any time?
- Yes.
- Sunrise in Gilson is at what time?
- At 7:23 AM.