Daylight today
From sunrise to sunset, Indianapolis has 10 hours 49 minutes today. That's 2 min 30 sec shorter than yesterday's day, and 1 hour 28 minutes longer than the darkest day of the past winter, December 21, 2025 (9 h 21 min). The days keep shrinking until December: the shortest day of the year.
What sets Indianapolis apart
- Its latest sunset, 9:18 PM on June 26, is the 2nd latest of the 51.
- The sun is highest at 1:44 PM on the longest day, 44 minutes after 1 PM, because Indianapolis sits far west in its time zone. Its evenings run late and its mornings start late.
- Indianapolis sits at about the latitude of Beijing, so their shortest and longest days are close to the same length.
First light and last light
Sunrise isn't when the day starts here. First light is at 7:37 AM, 28 minutes earlier, and last light at 7:22 PM, 28 minutes after sunset: 11 hours 44 minutes of light in Indianapolis today, 10 h 49 min of it with the sun up. The sun is 6° below the horizon at each; how DaySight calculates these times.
Clock changes
Clocks go back an hour on Sunday, November 1. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 5:44 PM. Mornings get lighter at once; evenings get dark an hour sooner.
The year in Indianapolis
Indianapolis swings from 9 h 21 min of daylight on December 22 to 14 h 59 min on June 21. Its earliest sunset, though, is on December 3, and its latest sunrise on January 1, 2027: the shortest day sits between the two.
Indianapolis's days run from 9 h 21 min to 14 h 59 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over Indianapolis.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:35 AM | 8:05 AMfirst light 7:35 | 5:45 PMlast light 6:14 | 6:14 PM | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 7:11 AM | 7:38 AMfirst light 7:11 | 6:21 PMlast light 6:49 | 6:49 PM | 10 h 43 min |
| March | 7:30 AM | 7:57 AMfirst light 7:30 | 7:52 PMlast light 8:19 | 8:19 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 6:40 AM | 7:08 AMfirst light 6:40 | 8:23 PMlast light 8:51 | 8:51 PM | 13 h 15 min |
| May | 6:00 AM | 6:31 AMfirst light 6:00 | 8:53 PMlast light 9:23 | 9:23 PM | 14 h 22 min |
| June | 5:44 AM | 6:17 AMfirst light 5:44 | 9:15 PMlast light 9:48 | 9:48 PM | 14 h 58 min |
| July | 5:58 AM | 6:30 AMfirst light 5:58 | 9:13 PMlast light 9:44 | 9:44 PM | 14 h 43 min |
| August | 6:29 AM | 6:57 AMfirst light 6:29 | 8:43 PMlast light 9:12 | 9:12 PM | 13 h 45 min |
| September | 6:59 AM | 7:26 AMfirst light 6:59 | 7:55 PMlast light 8:22 | 8:22 PM | 12 h 29 min |
| October | 7:28 AM | 7:55 AMfirst light 7:28 | 7:07 PMlast light 7:34 | 7:34 PM | 11 h 11 min |
| November | 7:01 AM | 7:30 AMfirst light 7:01 | 5:30 PMlast light 5:59 | 5:59 PM | 10 h |
| December | 7:29 AM | 7:59 AMfirst light 7:29 | 5:22 PMlast light 5:52 | 5:52 PM | 9 h 22 min |
Nearby
- Louisville, KY: 107 miles away, sunset today 6:54 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Chicago: 165 miles away, sunset today 5:57 PM.
- Columbus, OH: 168 miles away, sunset today 6:41 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Detroit: 240 miles away, sunset today 6:38 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.