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What time is it in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States

This page holds the current clock reading for Murphysboro, Illinois, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−6).

Murphysboro, United States

6:00:51 AM

Friday, 13 November 2026

UTC−6 · America/Chicago

Local time in Murphysboro

UTC−6 · no daylight saving time

Local time in Murphysboro, Illinois.

The sun today

Sunrise 6:37 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:49 PM Daylight 10 h 13 min Night 13 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 5:17 PM

Weather in Murphysboro right now

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Murphysboro and its neighbours

Murphysboro at 37.7645, -89.3351 with the nearest towns within 10.6 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

62966

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.

Murphysboro in numbers

Coordinates: 37.7645, -89.3351
Elevation: 128 m above sea level
Population: 7 768
Region: Illinois
Country: United States, North America
Capital: Washington, D.C. — 1079 km away

Largest cities in Illinois

Chicago 2 664 452
Aurora 200 661
Rockford 148 278
Joliet 147 861
Naperville 147 100
Peoria 115 070

Same time zone — America/Chicago

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Nearby places

Texas Junction — 1.2 km
Mount Carbon — 1.9 km
Harrison — 3.6 km
Jackson County — 4.7 km
Grange Hall — 6.2 km
Poplar Ridge — 7.8 km

Local time details for Murphysboro

Murphysboro operates on America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving time used here: No.

Murphysboro sees the sun rise at 6:37 AM and set at 4:49 PM today. Daylight runs for 10 h 13 min.

The time you see for Murphysboro is also correct for Texas Junction and Mount Carbon.

Addresses in Murphysboro fall under 1 postal code.

Questions and answers

What is the time zone name for Murphysboro?: The time zone name used for Murphysboro is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
Is daylight saving time used in Murphysboro?: No.
When should I expect the sun to rise in Murphysboro?: Expect it at 6:37 AM.