Zionsville, Indiana
Zionsville sunrise & sunset times
When the sun comes up and goes down over Zionsville: today's times, a day-by-day table for any month, and the whole year at a glance.
Today in Zionsville
Thursday, August 20, 2026The sun has set; it rises again tomorrow at 7:02 AM.
How the light changes from here
How sunrise, sunset, and day length shift over the coming days, weeks, and months, and how they looked behind us. Each is compared with today.
| When | Dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Dusk | Daylight | vs. today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Thu, Aug 20 | 6:33 AM | 7:01 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:34 PM | 9:03 PM | 13h 33m | — |
| Tomorrow Fri, Aug 21 | 6:34 AM | 7:02 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:33 PM | 9:01 PM | 13h 30m | −3m |
| In a week Thu, Aug 27 | 6:40 AM | 7:08 AM | 1:46 PM | 8:24 PM | 8:52 PM | 13h 16m | −17m |
| In a month Sun, Sep 20 | 7:04 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:38 PM | 7:45 PM | 8:12 PM | 12h 14m | −1h 19m |
| In three months Fri, Nov 20 | 7:06 AM | 7:35 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:25 PM | 5:54 PM | 9h 49m | −3h 44m |
| In six months Sat, Feb 20 | 7:03 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:58 PM | 6:26 PM | 6:53 PM | 10h 55m | −2h 38m |
| When | Dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Dusk | Daylight | vs. today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Thu, Aug 20 | 6:33 AM | 7:01 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:34 PM | 9:03 PM | 13h 33m | — |
| Yesterday Wed, Aug 19 | 6:32 AM | 7:00 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:36 PM | 9:04 PM | 13h 35m | +2m |
| A week ago Thu, Aug 13 | 6:26 AM | 6:55 AM | 1:49 PM | 8:44 PM | 9:13 PM | 13h 49m | +16m |
| A month ago Mon, Jul 20 | 6:02 AM | 6:33 AM | 1:51 PM | 9:09 PM | 9:40 PM | 14h 36m | +1h 03m |
| Three months ago Wed, May 20 | 5:54 AM | 6:25 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:57 PM | 9:28 PM | 14h 32m | +59m |
| Six months ago Fri, Feb 20 | 7:03 AM | 7:30 AM | 12:58 PM | 6:26 PM | 6:54 PM | 10h 56m | −2h 37m |
2026 in daylight
Gold is daylight, orange is civil twilight (dawn and dusk), deep blue is night. The daylight band swells toward the June solstice and narrows in December. Hover or drag to read any day; the dot on the “today” line is the sun’s position right now.
The year in daylight
The turning points of the 2026 cycle. The earliest sunset arrives well before the shortest day, and the latest sunrise the morning before the clocks fall back. The sun runs a little out of step with the clock.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Dusk | Daylight | Change | vs. today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 4:16 AM | 4:45 AM | 11:42 AM | 6:38 PM | 7:07 PM | 13h 52m | +2m 17s | +19m |
| Wed 2 | 4:15 AM | 4:44 AM | 11:42 AM | 6:39 PM | 7:08 PM | 13h 54m | +2m 15s | +21m |
| Thu 3 | 4:14 AM | 4:43 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:40 PM | 7:09 PM | 13h 57m | +2m 14s | +24m |
| Fri 4 | 4:12 AM | 4:42 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:41 PM | 7:10 PM | 13h 59m | +2m 13s | +26m |
| Sat 5 | 4:11 AM | 4:40 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:42 PM | 7:12 PM | 14h 01m | +2m 11s | +28m |
| Sun 6 | 4:10 AM | 4:39 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:43 PM | 7:13 PM | 14h 03m | +2m 10s | +30m |
| Mon 7 | 4:08 AM | 4:38 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:44 PM | 7:14 PM | 14h 05m | +2m 08s | +32m |
| Tue 8 | 4:07 AM | 4:37 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:45 PM | 7:15 PM | 14h 07m | +2m 07s | +34m |
| Wed 9 | 4:06 AM | 4:36 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:46 PM | 7:16 PM | 14h 10m | +2m 05s | +37m |
| Thu 10 | 4:05 AM | 4:35 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:47 PM | 7:17 PM | 14h 12m | +2m 04s | +39m |
| Fri 11 | 4:04 AM | 4:34 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:48 PM | 7:18 PM | 14h 14m | +2m 01s | +41m |
| Sat 12 | 4:03 AM | 4:33 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:49 PM | 7:19 PM | 14h 16m | +2m 01s | +43m |
| Sun 13 | 4:01 AM | 4:32 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:50 PM | 7:20 PM | 14h 18m | +1m 57s | +45m |
| Mon 14 | 4:00 AM | 4:31 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:51 PM | 7:21 PM | 14h 20m | +1m 57s | +47m |
| Tue 15 | 3:59 AM | 4:30 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:52 PM | 7:22 PM | 14h 21m | +1m 54s | +48m |
| Wed 16 | 3:58 AM | 4:29 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:53 PM | 7:23 PM | 14h 23m | +1m 52s | +50m |
| Thu 17 | 3:57 AM | 4:28 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:24 PM | 14h 25m | +1m 50s | +52m |
| Fri 18 | 3:56 AM | 4:27 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:25 PM | 14h 27m | +1m 48s | +54m |
| Sat 19 | 3:55 AM | 4:26 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:26 PM | 14h 29m | +1m 46s | +56m |
| Sun 20 | 3:54 AM | 4:25 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:27 PM | 14h 30m | +1m 43s | +57m |
| Mon 21 | 3:54 AM | 4:25 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:57 PM | 7:28 PM | 14h 32m | +1m 42s | +59m |
| Tue 22 | 3:53 AM | 4:24 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:58 PM | 7:29 PM | 14h 34m | +1m 38s | +1h 01m |
| Wed 23 | 3:52 AM | 4:23 AM | 11:41 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:30 PM | 14h 35m | +1m 37s | +1h 02m |
| Thu 24 | 3:51 AM | 4:22 AM | 11:41 AM | 7:00 PM | 7:31 PM | 14h 37m | +1m 34s | +1h 04m |
| Fri 25 | 3:50 AM | 4:22 AM | 11:41 AM | 7:01 PM | 7:32 PM | 14h 38m | +1m 32s | +1h 05m |
| Sat 26 | 3:50 AM | 4:21 AM | 11:41 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:33 PM | 14h 40m | +1m 28s | +1h 07m |
| Sun 27 | 3:49 AM | 4:21 AM | 11:41 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:34 PM | 14h 41m | +1m 26s | +1h 08m |
| Mon 28 | 3:48 AM | 4:20 AM | 11:42 AM | 7:03 PM | 7:35 PM | 14h 43m | +1m 24s | +1h 10m |
| Tue 29 | 3:48 AM | 4:19 AM | 11:42 AM | 7:04 PM | 7:36 PM | 14h 44m | +1m 20s | +1h 11m |
| Wed 30 | 3:47 AM | 4:19 AM | 11:42 AM | 7:05 PM | 7:37 PM | 14h 45m | +1m 18s | +1h 12m |
| Thu 31 | 3:47 AM | 4:18 AM | 11:42 AM | 7:06 PM | 7:37 PM | 14h 47m | +1m 14s | +1h 14m |
"vs. today" is how much longer or shorter that day's daylight is than today's.
How this is built
Calculated for the center of Zionsville (about 39.951° N, 86.262° W), at sea-level horizon, in local Eastern Time with daylight saving. Clocks spring forward the second Sunday in March and fall back the first Sunday in November (Indiana went statewide in 2006), so the posted times jump about an hour those weekends. Sunrise and sunset are when the sun's upper edge meets the horizon; dawn and dusk mark civil twilight, the sun 6° below it with enough light to see by. The earliest sunset falls about two weeks before the winter solstice and the latest sunrise about two weeks after, the “equation of time”: Earth's tilt and elliptical orbit put the sun's true midday out of step with clock noon. Across town the times vary a few seconds, and the figures are good to about a minute, enough to plan a walk but not to time a telescope.
Also for Zionsville: the UV index through the day and soil temperature.