Howard in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.3273, -90.2665
- Elevation
- 184 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1143 km away
- Same name
- 33 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Howard, Illinois, United States
The time in Howard, Illinois, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Howard, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Howard
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Howard.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 12:46 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 10 h 40 min Night 13 h 20 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Howard right now
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Howard and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16841
- 31039
- 43028
- 57349
- 67349
- 81233
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 Howard
- Howard Wisconsin, United States
- Howard Queensland, Australia
- Howard Panamá, Panama
- Howard South Dakota, United States
- Howard Colorado, United States
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
- Ipava — 5.6 km
- Otto (historical) — 6.0 km
- Beaty — 6.1 km
- Duncan Mills — 6.6 km
- Summum — 6.7 km
- Bernadotte (historical) — 9.5 km
About the time in Howard
Postal codes assigned across Howard total 6.
Howard is served by the America/Chicago time zone, offset UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies: Yes.
Today the sun comes up at 7:26 AM in Howard and goes down at 6:06 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 40 min.
The time in Howard is also the time in nearby Ipava and Otto (historical).
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Howard?
- Enter America/Chicago as the time zone for Howard; its offset is −5.
- Is the offset in Howard changed for daylight saving?
- Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunset time in Howard?
- In Howard the sun sets at 6:06 PM.