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
Tuesday, August 18, 2026The sun sets at 8:37 PM this evening.
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 Tue, Aug 18 | 6:31 AM | 6:59 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:37 PM | 9:06 PM | 13h 37m | — |
| Tomorrow Wed, Aug 19 | 6:32 AM | 7:00 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:36 PM | 9:04 PM | 13h 35m | −2m |
| In a week Tue, Aug 25 | 6:38 AM | 7:06 AM | 1:47 PM | 8:27 PM | 8:55 PM | 13h 21m | −16m |
| In a month Fri, Sep 18 | 7:02 AM | 7:29 AM | 1:39 PM | 7:49 PM | 8:16 PM | 12h 19m | −1h 18m |
| In three months Wed, Nov 18 | 7:04 AM | 7:33 AM | 12:30 PM | 5:26 PM | 5:55 PM | 9h 53m | −3h 44m |
| In six months Thu, Feb 18 | 7:06 AM | 7:33 AM | 12:58 PM | 6:24 PM | 6:51 PM | 10h 50m | −2h 47m |
| When | Dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Dusk | Daylight | vs. today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Aug 18 | 6:31 AM | 6:59 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:37 PM | 9:06 PM | 13h 37m | — |
| Yesterday Mon, Aug 17 | 6:30 AM | 6:58 AM | 1:49 PM | 8:39 PM | 9:07 PM | 13h 40m | +3m |
| A week ago Tue, Aug 11 | 6:24 AM | 6:53 AM | 1:50 PM | 8:47 PM | 9:16 PM | 13h 53m | +16m |
| A month ago Sat, Jul 18 | 6:00 AM | 6:31 AM | 1:51 PM | 9:11 PM | 9:42 PM | 14h 39m | +1h 02m |
| Three months ago Mon, May 18 | 5:56 AM | 6:26 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:56 PM | 9:26 PM | 14h 29m | +52m |
| Six months ago Wed, Feb 18 | 7:05 AM | 7:33 AM | 12:58 PM | 6:24 PM | 6:51 PM | 10h 51m | −2h 46m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:51 AM | 6:18 AM | 11:57 AM | 5:36 PM | 6:03 PM | 11h 17m | +2m 36s | −2h 20m |
| Sun 2 | 5:50 AM | 6:17 AM | 11:57 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:04 PM | 11h 19m | +2m 36s | −2h 18m |
| Mon 3 | 5:48 AM | 6:15 AM | 11:57 AM | 5:38 PM | 6:05 PM | 11h 22m | +2m 35s | −2h 15m |
| Tue 4 | 5:47 AM | 6:14 AM | 11:56 AM | 5:39 PM | 6:06 PM | 11h 25m | +2m 38s | −2h 12m |
| Wed 5 | 5:45 AM | 6:12 AM | 11:56 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:07 PM | 11h 27m | +2m 36s | −2h 10m |
| Thu 6 | 5:44 AM | 6:11 AM | 11:56 AM | 5:41 PM | 6:08 PM | 11h 30m | +2m 37s | −2h 07m |
| Fri 7 | 5:42 AM | 6:09 AM | 11:56 AM | 5:42 PM | 6:09 PM | 11h 32m | +2m 37s | −2h 05m |
| Sat 8 | 5:41 AM | 6:08 AM | 11:56 AM | 5:43 PM | 6:10 PM | 11h 35m | +2m 38s | −2h 02m |
| Sun 9 | 5:39 AM | 6:06 AM | 11:55 AM | 5:44 PM | 6:11 PM | 11h 38m | +2m 38s | −1h 59m |
| Mon 10 | 5:38 AM | 6:05 AM | 11:55 AM | 5:45 PM | 6:12 PM | 11h 40m | +2m 38s | −1h 57m |
| Tue 11 | 5:36 AM | 6:03 AM | 11:55 AM | 5:47 PM | 6:13 PM | 11h 43m | +2m 38s | −1h 54m |
| Wed 12 | 5:35 AM | 6:01 AM | 11:55 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:14 PM | 11h 46m | +2m 38s | −1h 51m |
| Thu 13 | 5:33 AM | 6:00 AM | 11:54 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:16 PM | 11h 48m | +2m 39s | −1h 49m |
| Fri 14 | 5:31 AM | 5:58 AM | 11:54 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:17 PM | 11h 51m | +2m 39s | −1h 46m |
| Sat 15 | 5:30 AM | 5:57 AM | 11:54 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:18 PM | 11h 54m | +2m 39s | −1h 43m |
| Sun 16 | 5:28 AM | 5:55 AM | 11:53 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:19 PM | 11h 56m | +2m 38s | −1h 41m |
| Mon 17 | 5:27 AM | 5:53 AM | 11:53 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:20 PM | 11h 59m | +2m 39s | −1h 38m |
| Tue 18 | 5:25 AM | 5:52 AM | 11:53 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:21 PM | 12h 02m | +2m 39s | −1h 35m |
| Wed 19 | 5:23 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:53 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:22 PM | 12h 04m | +2m 39s | −1h 33m |
| Thu 20 | 5:22 AM | 5:49 AM | 11:52 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:23 PM | 12h 07m | +2m 39s | −1h 30m |
| Fri 21 | 5:20 AM | 5:47 AM | 11:52 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:24 PM | 12h 09m | +2m 39s | −1h 28m |
| Sat 22 | 5:18 AM | 5:45 AM | 11:52 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:25 PM | 12h 12m | +2m 38s | −1h 25m |
| Sun 23 | 5:17 AM | 5:44 AM | 11:51 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:26 PM | 12h 15m | +2m 39s | −1h 22m |
| Mon 24 | 5:15 AM | 5:42 AM | 11:51 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:27 PM | 12h 17m | +2m 39s | −1h 20m |
| Tue 25 | 5:13 AM | 5:40 AM | 11:51 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:28 PM | 12h 20m | +2m 39s | −1h 17m |
| Wed 26 | 5:12 AM | 5:39 AM | 11:50 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:29 PM | 12h 23m | +2m 37s | −1h 14m |
| Thu 27 | 5:10 AM | 5:37 AM | 11:50 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:30 PM | 12h 25m | +2m 38s | −1h 12m |
| Fri 28 | 5:09 AM | 5:36 AM | 11:50 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:31 PM | 12h 28m | +2m 39s | −1h 09m |
| Sat 29 | 5:07 AM | 5:34 AM | 11:50 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:32 PM | 12h 31m | +2m 37s | −1h 06m |
| Sun 30 | 5:05 AM | 5:32 AM | 11:49 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:33 PM | 12h 33m | +2m 38s | −1h 04m |
| Mon 31 | 5:04 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:49 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:34 PM | 12h 36m | +2m 37s | −1h 01m |
"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.