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, so you can see the light coming and going with the seasons.
Today in Zionsville
Wednesday, July 1, 2026The sun sets at 9:19 PM this evening.
How the light changes from here
How sunrise, sunset, and the length of the day shift over the coming days, weeks, and months — and how they looked behind us — each compared with today.
| When | Dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Dusk | Daylight | vs. today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Wed, Jul 1 | 5:47 AM | 6:18 AM | 1:49 PM | 9:19 PM | 9:50 PM | 15h 00m | — |
| Tomorrow Thu, Jul 2 | 5:48 AM | 6:19 AM | 1:49 PM | 9:19 PM | 9:50 PM | 14h 59m | −1m |
| In a week Wed, Jul 8 | 5:52 AM | 6:22 AM | 1:50 PM | 9:17 PM | 9:48 PM | 14h 54m | −6m |
| In a month Sat, Aug 1 | 6:13 AM | 6:42 AM | 1:51 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:29 PM | 14h 17m | −43m |
| In three months Thu, Oct 1 | 7:14 AM | 7:40 AM | 1:34 PM | 7:28 PM | 7:54 PM | 11h 48m | −3h 12m |
| In six months Fri, Jan 1 | 7:36 AM | 8:05 AM | 12:48 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:00 PM | 9h 26m | −5h 34m |
| When | Dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Dusk | Daylight | vs. today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Wed, Jul 1 | 5:47 AM | 6:18 AM | 1:49 PM | 9:19 PM | 9:50 PM | 15h 00m | — |
| Yesterday Tue, Jun 30 | 5:47 AM | 6:18 AM | 1:48 PM | 9:19 PM | 9:50 PM | 15h 01m | +1m |
| A week ago Wed, Jun 24 | 5:44 AM | 6:15 AM | 1:47 PM | 9:19 PM | 9:50 PM | 15h 03m | +3m |
| A month ago Mon, Jun 1 | 5:46 AM | 6:16 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:09 PM | 9:39 PM | 14h 52m | −8m |
| Three months ago Wed, Apr 1 | 7:01 AM | 7:27 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:10 PM | 8:36 PM | 12h 43m | −2h 17m |
| Six months ago Thu, Jan 1 | 7:36 AM | 8:05 AM | 12:48 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:01 PM | 9h 27m | −5h 33m |
2026 in daylight
The gold band is daylight, the orange edges are civil twilight (dawn and dusk), and the deep blue is night. The daylight band swells toward the June solstice and narrows in December. Hover or drag across it 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. Notice the earliest sunset arrives well before the shortest day, and the latest sunrise lands the morning before the clocks fall back — the sun keeps its own calendar, a little out of step with ours.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Dusk | Daylight | Change | vs. today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:14 AM | 6:42 AM | 1:51 PM | 8:59 PM | 9:28 PM | 14h 16m | −1m 58s | −44m |
| Fri 2 | 6:15 AM | 6:43 AM | 1:51 PM | 8:58 PM | 9:27 PM | 14h 14m | −2m 01s | −46m |
| Sat 3 | 6:16 AM | 6:44 AM | 1:51 PM | 8:57 PM | 9:26 PM | 14h 12m | −2m 03s | −48m |
| Sun 4 | 6:17 AM | 6:45 AM | 1:51 PM | 8:56 PM | 9:24 PM | 14h 10m | −2m 05s | −50m |
| Mon 5 | 6:18 AM | 6:46 AM | 1:50 PM | 8:55 PM | 9:23 PM | 14h 08m | −2m 05s | −52m |
| Tue 6 | 6:19 AM | 6:47 AM | 1:50 PM | 8:54 PM | 9:22 PM | 14h 06m | −2m 08s | −54m |
| Wed 7 | 6:20 AM | 6:48 AM | 1:50 PM | 8:52 PM | 9:21 PM | 14h 04m | −2m 09s | −56m |
| Thu 8 | 6:21 AM | 6:49 AM | 1:50 PM | 8:51 PM | 9:19 PM | 14h 02m | −2m 09s | −58m |
| Fri 9 | 6:22 AM | 6:50 AM | 1:50 PM | 8:50 PM | 9:18 PM | 14h 00m | −2m 11s | −1h 00m |
| Sat 10 | 6:23 AM | 6:51 AM | 1:50 PM | 8:49 PM | 9:17 PM | 13h 57m | −2m 14s | −1h 03m |
| Sun 11 | 6:24 AM | 6:52 AM | 1:50 PM | 8:47 PM | 9:15 PM | 13h 55m | −2m 14s | −1h 05m |
| Mon 12 | 6:25 AM | 6:53 AM | 1:49 PM | 8:46 PM | 9:14 PM | 13h 53m | −2m 15s | −1h 07m |
| Tue 13 | 6:26 AM | 6:54 AM | 1:49 PM | 8:45 PM | 9:12 PM | 13h 51m | −2m 16s | −1h 09m |
| Wed 14 | 6:27 AM | 6:55 AM | 1:49 PM | 8:43 PM | 9:11 PM | 13h 48m | −2m 19s | −1h 12m |
| Thu 15 | 6:28 AM | 6:56 AM | 1:49 PM | 8:42 PM | 9:10 PM | 13h 46m | −2m 18s | −1h 14m |
| Fri 16 | 6:29 AM | 6:57 AM | 1:49 PM | 8:41 PM | 9:08 PM | 13h 44m | −2m 19s | −1h 16m |
| Sat 17 | 6:30 AM | 6:58 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:39 PM | 9:07 PM | 13h 41m | −2m 21s | −1h 19m |
| Sun 18 | 6:31 AM | 6:59 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:38 PM | 9:05 PM | 13h 39m | −2m 22s | −1h 21m |
| Mon 19 | 6:32 AM | 6:59 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:37 PM | 9:04 PM | 13h 37m | −2m 23s | −1h 23m |
| Tue 20 | 6:33 AM | 7:00 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:35 PM | 9:02 PM | 13h 34m | −2m 23s | −1h 26m |
| Wed 21 | 6:34 AM | 7:01 AM | 1:48 PM | 8:34 PM | 9:01 PM | 13h 32m | −2m 24s | −1h 28m |
| Thu 22 | 6:35 AM | 7:02 AM | 1:47 PM | 8:32 PM | 8:59 PM | 13h 29m | −2m 25s | −1h 31m |
| Fri 23 | 6:36 AM | 7:03 AM | 1:47 PM | 8:31 PM | 8:58 PM | 13h 27m | −2m 26s | −1h 33m |
| Sat 24 | 6:37 AM | 7:04 AM | 1:47 PM | 8:29 PM | 8:56 PM | 13h 24m | −2m 27s | −1h 36m |
| Sun 25 | 6:38 AM | 7:05 AM | 1:46 PM | 8:28 PM | 8:54 PM | 13h 22m | −2m 27s | −1h 38m |
| Mon 26 | 6:39 AM | 7:06 AM | 1:46 PM | 8:26 PM | 8:53 PM | 13h 20m | −2m 28s | −1h 40m |
| Tue 27 | 6:40 AM | 7:07 AM | 1:46 PM | 8:25 PM | 8:51 PM | 13h 17m | −2m 29s | −1h 43m |
| Wed 28 | 6:41 AM | 7:08 AM | 1:46 PM | 8:23 PM | 8:50 PM | 13h 15m | −2m 28s | −1h 45m |
| Thu 29 | 6:42 AM | 7:09 AM | 1:45 PM | 8:22 PM | 8:48 PM | 13h 12m | −2m 31s | −1h 48m |
| Fri 30 | 6:43 AM | 7:10 AM | 1:45 PM | 8:20 PM | 8:46 PM | 13h 10m | −2m 30s | −1h 50m |
| Sat 31 | 6:44 AM | 7:11 AM | 1:45 PM | 8:18 PM | 8:45 PM | 13h 07m | −2m 31s | −1h 53m |
"vs. today" is how much longer or shorter that day's daylight is than today's.
Common questions
What time are sunrise and sunset in Zionsville today?
On Wednesday, July 1, the sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 9:19 PM in Zionsville, with dawn breaking around 5:47 AM and dusk fading around 9:50 PM. That makes for about 15h 00m of daylight.
When are the longest and shortest days of the year in Zionsville?
In 2026 the longest day is June 20, the summer solstice, with about 15h 03m of daylight (sun up from 6:14 AM to 9:18 PM). The shortest is December 21, the winter solstice, with about 9h 23m — a swing of more than five and a half hours.
Why does the earliest sunset come before the shortest day?
In 2026 the earliest sunset falls on December 7 (5:21 PM), about two weeks before the December 21 winter solstice. This is the “equation of time”: because Earth’s axis is tilted and its orbit is slightly elliptical, the sun’s true midday drifts a little from clock noon through the year, so the earliest sunset and the shortest day don’t land on the same date — the sun keeps its own calendar, a little out of step with the clock.
Does Zionsville observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Zionsville is on Eastern Time and observes daylight saving time, as does most of Indiana since the state adopted it statewide in 2006. Clocks spring forward on the second Sunday in March and fall back on the first Sunday in November, which is why the posted sunrise and sunset times jump by about an hour overnight on those two weekends.
How this is built
These times are calculated for the center of Zionsville (about 39.951° N, 86.262° W), at sea-level horizon, and shown in local Eastern Time with daylight saving applied. Sunrise and sunset are the moments the sun's upper edge meets the horizon; dawn and dusk mark civil twilight, when the sun sits 6° below it and there's enough light to see by. Across town the times vary by only a few seconds, and the figures are good to about a minute — close enough to plan a walk, not to time a telescope.