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