Macon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.7128, -88.9970
- Elevation
- 218 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 131
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1032 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Macon, Illinois, United States
The time in Macon, Illinois, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Macon, United States
Saturday, 14 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Macon
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Macon.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:41 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 4:43 PM Daylight 10 h 02 min Night 13 h 58 min Civil twilight 6:12 AM – 5:12 PM
Weather in Macon right now
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Macon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 27551
- 31201
- 31202
- 31203
- 31204
- 31205
- 31206
- 31207
- 31208
- 31209
- 31210
- 31211
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 Macon
- Macon Georgia, United States
- Macon Bourgogne, France
- Macon Missouri, United States
- Macon Mississippi, United States
- Macon Wallonia, Belgium
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
- Walker — 4.1 km
- Boody — 7.4 km
- Elwin — 7.5 km
- Bulldog Crossing — 9.3 km
- Moweaqua — 10.0 km
- Blackland — 10.6 km
Macon: clock, sun and surroundings
The time zone used in Macon is America/Chicago, set at UTC−6. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Daylight arrives in Macon at 6:41 AM and departs at 4:43 PM. It lasts 10 h 02 min today.
Nearby Walker and Boody need no separate clock from Macon.
Macon has 12 postal codes in total.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers Macon?
- The time zone covering Macon is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does Macon adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- No.
- What time does the day end in Macon?
- The sun sets at 4:43 PM.