Sunset & Sunrise Today in Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana sees the sun come up at 7:01 AM and go down at 6:07 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 05m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Gary at 12:35 PM.

Sitting at 41.59° latitude puts Gary in the mid-latitudes — daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 41 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Gary keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Gary's golden hour, about 5:31 PM to 6:25 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:25 PM to 6:36 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Gary is at 6:06 PM and sunrise at 7:02 AM — about 2m 41s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Gary drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Gary, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Gary ranges from as early as 4:18 PM (around December 5) to as late as 8:27 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 11m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 09m.