Sunset & Sunrise Today in Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana sees the sun come up at 6:12 AM and go down at 7:27 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 — 13h 14m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Gary at 12:50 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 38 seconds. Through summer, 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 6:50 PM to 7:45 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:45 PM to 7:56 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Gary is at 7:25 PM and sunrise at 6:13 AM — about 2m 39s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Gary drift across the whole year.

This is high summer in Gary, the season of long evenings. 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.