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 sets at 9:13 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:14 AM | 6:42 AM | 1:42 PM | 8:41 PM | 9:09 PM | 13h 58m | +2m 16s | −47m |
| Wed 2 | 6:13 AM | 6:41 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:42 PM | 9:10 PM | 14h 01m | +2m 13s | −44m |
| Thu 3 | 6:12 AM | 6:40 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:43 PM | 9:11 PM | 14h 03m | +2m 13s | −42m |
| Fri 4 | 6:10 AM | 6:39 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:44 PM | 9:12 PM | 14h 05m | +2m 11s | −40m |
| Sat 5 | 6:09 AM | 6:37 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:45 PM | 9:13 PM | 14h 07m | +2m 09s | −38m |
| Sun 6 | 6:08 AM | 6:36 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:46 PM | 9:14 PM | 14h 09m | +2m 08s | −36m |
| Mon 7 | 6:07 AM | 6:35 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:47 PM | 9:15 PM | 14h 11m | +2m 07s | −34m |
| Tue 8 | 6:06 AM | 6:34 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:48 PM | 9:17 PM | 14h 13m | +2m 04s | −32m |
| Wed 9 | 6:04 AM | 6:33 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:49 PM | 9:18 PM | 14h 16m | +2m 03s | −29m |
| Thu 10 | 6:03 AM | 6:32 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:50 PM | 9:19 PM | 14h 18m | +2m 02s | −27m |
| Fri 11 | 6:02 AM | 6:31 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:51 PM | 9:20 PM | 14h 20m | +1m 59s | −25m |
| Sat 12 | 6:01 AM | 6:30 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:52 PM | 9:21 PM | 14h 21m | +1m 57s | −24m |
| Sun 13 | 6:00 AM | 6:29 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:53 PM | 9:22 PM | 14h 23m | +1m 56s | −22m |
| Mon 14 | 5:59 AM | 6:28 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:54 PM | 9:23 PM | 14h 25m | +1m 53s | −20m |
| Tue 15 | 5:58 AM | 6:27 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:55 PM | 9:24 PM | 14h 27m | +1m 52s | −18m |
| Wed 16 | 5:57 AM | 6:26 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:56 PM | 9:25 PM | 14h 29m | +1m 49s | −16m |
| Thu 17 | 5:56 AM | 6:25 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:57 PM | 9:26 PM | 14h 31m | +1m 47s | −14m |
| Fri 18 | 5:55 AM | 6:25 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:58 PM | 9:27 PM | 14h 33m | +1m 45s | −12m |
| Sat 19 | 5:54 AM | 6:24 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:58 PM | 9:28 PM | 14h 34m | +1m 42s | −11m |
| Sun 20 | 5:53 AM | 6:23 AM | 1:41 PM | 8:59 PM | 9:29 PM | 14h 36m | +1m 41s | −9m |
| Mon 21 | 5:53 AM | 6:22 AM | 1:41 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 14h 38m | +1m 38s | −7m |
| Tue 22 | 5:52 AM | 6:22 AM | 1:41 PM | 9:01 PM | 9:31 PM | 14h 39m | +1m 35s | −6m |
| Wed 23 | 5:51 AM | 6:21 AM | 1:41 PM | 9:02 PM | 9:32 PM | 14h 41m | +1m 33s | −4m |
| Thu 24 | 5:50 AM | 6:20 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:03 PM | 9:33 PM | 14h 42m | +1m 31s | −3m |
| Fri 25 | 5:50 AM | 6:20 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:04 PM | 9:34 PM | 14h 44m | +1m 27s | −1m |
| Sat 26 | 5:49 AM | 6:19 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:05 PM | 9:35 PM | 14h 45m | +1m 25s | 0m |
| Sun 27 | 5:48 AM | 6:18 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:05 PM | 9:36 PM | 14h 46m | +1m 21s | +1m |
| Mon 28 | 5:48 AM | 6:18 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:06 PM | 9:36 PM | 14h 48m | +1m 20s | +3m |
| Tue 29 | 5:47 AM | 6:17 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:07 PM | 9:37 PM | 14h 49m | +1m 16s | +4m |
| Wed 30 | 5:46 AM | 6:17 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:08 PM | 9:38 PM | 14h 50m | +1m 13s | +5m |
| Thu 31 | 5:46 AM | 6:16 AM | 1:42 PM | 9:08 PM | 9:39 PM | 14h 51m | +1m 11s | +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.