Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for South Bend, 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 South Bend, sunset ranges from 5:14 PM in December to 9:23 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for South Bend's coordinates (41.6834, -86.25) and shown in America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:09 AM | 5:39 PM | 4:56 PM – 5:39 PM | 43 min | 9h 30m |
| February | 7:40 AM | 6:18 PM | 5:39 PM – 6:18 PM | 39 min | 10h 38m |
| March | 7:56 AM | 7:51 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:51 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 7:04 AM | 8:25 PM | 7:48 PM – 8:25 PM | 37 min | 13h 21m |
| May | 6:25 AM | 8:58 PM | 8:18 PM – 8:58 PM | 40 min | 14h 33m |
| June | 6:09 AM | 9:21 PM | 8:39 PM – 9:21 PM | 42 min | 15h 11m |
| July | 6:23 AM | 9:17 PM | 8:36 PM – 9:17 PM | 41 min | 14h 54m |
| August | 6:53 AM | 8:44 PM | 8:06 PM – 8:44 PM | 38 min | 13h 51m |
| September | 7:25 AM | 7:54 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:54 PM | 37 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 7:57 AM | 7:03 PM | 6:25 PM – 7:03 PM | 38 min | 11h 06m |
| November | 7:34 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:43 PM – 5:24 PM | 41 min | 9h 50m |
| December | 8:05 AM | 5:15 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM | 45 min | 9h 10m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in South Bend. It is longest in December at about 45 minutes and shortest in March at about 37 minutes — a difference of 8 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
South Bend gets 6h 01m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 5:15 PM in December to 9:21 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 9:55 PM, and in December until about 5:46 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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