Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Indianapolis, 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.
Golden hour in Indianapolis is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:19 PM in December to 9:16 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Indianapolis's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Indianapolis starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:34 PM – 9:14 PM; in December it is 4:38 PM – 5:20 PM.
Sunset in Indianapolis is earliest at 5:19 PM on December 5 and latest at 9:16 PM on June 20, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 40 minutes in midsummer and 42 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 42 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 36 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:03 AM | 5:44 PM | 5:03 PM – 5:44 PM | 41 min | 9h 41m |
| February | 7:36 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:21 PM | 38 min | 10h 44m |
| March | 7:55 AM | 7:51 PM | 7:15 PM – 7:51 PM | 36 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 7:06 AM | 8:22 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:22 PM | 36 min | 13h 16m |
| May | 6:29 AM | 8:52 PM | 8:14 PM – 8:52 PM | 38 min | 14h 23m |
| June | 6:15 AM | 9:14 PM | 8:34 PM – 9:14 PM | 40 min | 14h 59m |
| July | 6:29 AM | 9:11 PM | 8:32 PM – 9:11 PM | 39 min | 14h 42m |
| August | 6:56 AM | 8:40 PM | 8:03 PM – 8:40 PM | 37 min | 13h 44m |
| September | 7:25 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:53 PM | 36 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:55 AM | 7:05 PM | 6:28 PM – 7:05 PM | 37 min | 11h 10m |
| November | 7:29 AM | 5:28 PM | 4:48 PM – 5:28 PM | 40 min | 9h 59m |
| December | 7:58 AM | 5:20 PM | 4:38 PM – 5:20 PM | 42 min | 9h 22m |
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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