Kent in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.3086, -89.9021
- Elevation
- 274 m above sea level
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1149 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kent, Illinois, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Kent, Illinois, United States — the America/Chicago zone applies there (−5).
Kent, United States
Saturday, 24 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Kent
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Kent.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:24 AM Solar noon 12:45 PM Sunset 6:06 PM Daylight 10 h 42 min Night 13 h 18 min Civil twilight 6:55 AM – 6:34 PM
Weather in Kent right now
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Kent and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06757
- 14477
- 15752
- 36045
- 44240
- 44242
- 44243
- 56553
- 61044
- 97033
- 98030
- 98031
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 Kent
- Kent Washington, United States
- Kent Ohio, United States
- Kent Connecticut, United States
- Kent Western Area, Sierra Leone
- Kent Minnesota, 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
- Yellow Creek — 3.8 km
- Willow — 5.2 km
- Sunnyside — 5.4 km
- Morseville — 6.4 km
- East Stockton (historical) — 7.5 km
- Pearl City — 7.9 km
Local time details for Kent
Kent counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
Sun-up in Kent is 7:24 AM today and sun-down is 6:06 PM. That gap holds 10 h 42 min of daylight.
Both Yellow Creek and Willow are near Kent and keep its time.
Across Kent, 12 postal codes are recorded.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for Kent?
- Choose America/Chicago for Kent, with an offset of −5.
- Are the clocks in Kent adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in Kent: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Kent?
- Expect it at 6:06 PM.