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