Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Carmel, IN. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
In Carmel, sunset ranges from 5:19 PM in December to 9:17 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Carmel's coordinates (39.9784, -86.118) and shown in America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:04 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:02 PM – 5:43 PM | 41 min | 9h 40m |
| February | 7:37 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:20 PM | 38 min | 10h 43m |
| March | 7:55 AM | 7:51 PM | 7:15 PM – 7:51 PM | 36 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 7:06 AM | 8:23 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:23 PM | 37 min | 13h 17m |
| May | 6:29 AM | 8:53 PM | 8:14 PM – 8:53 PM | 39 min | 14h 24m |
| June | 6:15 AM | 9:15 PM | 8:34 PM – 9:15 PM | 41 min | 15h 00m |
| July | 6:28 AM | 9:12 PM | 8:32 PM – 9:12 PM | 40 min | 14h 44m |
| August | 6:56 AM | 8:40 PM | 8:03 PM – 8:40 PM | 37 min | 13h 45m |
| September | 7:25 AM | 7:52 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:52 PM | 35 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:55 AM | 7:04 PM | 6:28 PM – 7:04 PM | 36 min | 11h 10m |
| November | 7:29 AM | 5:28 PM | 4:48 PM – 5:28 PM | 40 min | 9h 58m |
| December | 7:59 AM | 5:20 PM | 4:37 PM – 5:20 PM | 43 min | 9h 21m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Carmel. It is longest in December at about 43 minutes and shortest in September at about 35 minutes — a difference of 8 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Carmel gets 5h 39m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 5:20 PM in December to 9:15 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:47 PM, and in December until about 5:50 PM.
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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