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