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