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