Sunset & Sunrise Today in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana sees the sun come up at 7:10 AM and go down at 8:20 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 — 13h 09m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Indianapolis at 1:45 PM.

Sitting at 39.77° latitude puts Indianapolis 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 28 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Indianapolis keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Indianapolis runs from about 7:45 PM to 8:37 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:37 PM to 8:48 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Indianapolis is at 8:18 PM and sunrise at 7:11 AM — about 2m 29s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Indianapolis drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Indianapolis right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Indianapolis ranges from as early as 5:19 PM (around December 3) to as late as 9:16 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 58m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 20m.