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