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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:02 AM | 5:29 AM | 11:49 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:35 PM | 12h 38m | +2m 38s | −59m |
| Wed 2 | 5:00 AM | 5:28 AM | 11:48 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:36 PM | 12h 41m | +2m 36s | −56m |
| Thu 3 | 4:59 AM | 5:26 AM | 11:48 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:37 PM | 12h 44m | +2m 37s | −53m |
| Fri 4 | 4:57 AM | 5:24 AM | 11:48 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:38 PM | 12h 46m | +2m 36s | −51m |
| Sat 5 | 4:55 AM | 5:23 AM | 11:47 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:39 PM | 12h 49m | +2m 36s | −48m |
| Sun 6 | 4:54 AM | 5:21 AM | 11:47 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:40 PM | 12h 51m | +2m 36s | −46m |
| Mon 7 | 4:52 AM | 5:20 AM | 11:47 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:42 PM | 12h 54m | +2m 34s | −43m |
| Tue 8 | 4:50 AM | 5:18 AM | 11:47 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:43 PM | 12h 57m | +2m 35s | −40m |
| Wed 9 | 4:49 AM | 5:16 AM | 11:46 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:44 PM | 12h 59m | +2m 35s | −38m |
| Thu 10 | 4:47 AM | 5:15 AM | 11:46 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:45 PM | 13h 02m | +2m 33s | −35m |
| Fri 11 | 4:46 AM | 5:13 AM | 11:46 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:46 PM | 13h 04m | +2m 33s | −33m |
| Sat 12 | 4:44 AM | 5:12 AM | 11:45 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:47 PM | 13h 07m | +2m 33s | −30m |
| Sun 13 | 4:42 AM | 5:10 AM | 11:45 AM | 6:20 PM | 6:48 PM | 13h 09m | +2m 32s | −28m |
| Mon 14 | 4:41 AM | 5:09 AM | 11:45 AM | 6:21 PM | 6:49 PM | 13h 12m | +2m 32s | −25m |
| Tue 15 | 4:39 AM | 5:07 AM | 11:45 AM | 6:22 PM | 6:50 PM | 13h 14m | +2m 30s | −23m |
| Wed 16 | 4:38 AM | 5:06 AM | 11:44 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:51 PM | 13h 17m | +2m 31s | −20m |
| Thu 17 | 4:36 AM | 5:04 AM | 11:44 AM | 6:24 PM | 6:52 PM | 13h 19m | +2m 29s | −18m |
| Fri 18 | 4:35 AM | 5:03 AM | 11:44 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:53 PM | 13h 22m | +2m 30s | −15m |
| Sat 19 | 4:33 AM | 5:01 AM | 11:44 AM | 6:26 PM | 6:54 PM | 13h 24m | +2m 27s | −13m |
| Sun 20 | 4:32 AM | 5:00 AM | 11:44 AM | 6:27 PM | 6:55 PM | 13h 27m | +2m 28s | −10m |
| Mon 21 | 4:30 AM | 4:58 AM | 11:43 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:57 PM | 13h 29m | +2m 27s | −8m |
| Tue 22 | 4:29 AM | 4:57 AM | 11:43 AM | 6:29 PM | 6:58 PM | 13h 32m | +2m 25s | −5m |
| Wed 23 | 4:27 AM | 4:56 AM | 11:43 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:59 PM | 13h 34m | +2m 25s | −3m |
| Thu 24 | 4:26 AM | 4:54 AM | 11:43 AM | 6:31 PM | 7:00 PM | 13h 37m | +2m 24s | 0m |
| Fri 25 | 4:24 AM | 4:53 AM | 11:43 AM | 6:32 PM | 7:01 PM | 13h 39m | +2m 23s | +2m |
| Sat 26 | 4:23 AM | 4:52 AM | 11:42 AM | 6:33 PM | 7:02 PM | 13h 41m | +2m 22s | +4m |
| Sun 27 | 4:21 AM | 4:50 AM | 11:42 AM | 6:34 PM | 7:03 PM | 13h 44m | +2m 21s | +7m |
| Mon 28 | 4:20 AM | 4:49 AM | 11:42 AM | 6:35 PM | 7:04 PM | 13h 46m | +2m 20s | +9m |
| Tue 29 | 4:19 AM | 4:48 AM | 11:42 AM | 6:36 PM | 7:05 PM | 13h 48m | +2m 18s | +11m |
| Wed 30 | 4:17 AM | 4:46 AM | 11:42 AM | 6:37 PM | 7:06 PM | 13h 51m | +2m 17s | +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.