What time is it in Glen Ellyn, Illinois?

Glen Ellyn is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Glen Ellyn sits at 41.87°N, 88.06°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Glen Ellyn.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Central Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Glen Ellyn it is highest at 12:43 pm today — 43 minutes after clock noon.

At 88.1°W, Glen Ellyn sits comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 1 minute in Glen Ellyn, and the day is getting shorter by 3 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 6 hours 6 minutes, from 15 hours 14 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 8 minutes in December.

At 41.9°N that puts Glen Ellyn between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.