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