Carmel, IN · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Carmel, Indiana
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 01 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 20 min
Carmel daylight through 2026
Daylight in Carmel runs from 9 h 20 min on December 21 to 15 h 01 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 41 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 91st of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 09 min.
Carmel daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 43 min | 7:53 AM to 8:06 AM | 5:30 PM to 6:02 PM |
| February | 10 h 43 min | 7:19 AM to 7:52 AM | 6:03 PM to 6:35 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 7:08 AM to 8:07 AM | 6:36 PM to 8:07 PM |
| April | 13 h 17 min | 6:45 AM to 7:28 AM | 8:09 PM to 8:38 PM |
| May | 14 h 24 min | 6:18 AM to 6:44 AM | 8:39 PM to 9:06 PM |
| June | 14 h 58 min | 6:15 AM to 6:19 AM | 9:07 PM to 9:17 PM |
| July | 14 h 40 min | 6:19 AM to 6:42 AM | 8:59 PM to 9:17 PM |
| August | 13 h 42 min | 6:43 AM to 7:11 AM | 8:17 PM to 8:58 PM |
| September | 12 h 26 min | 7:12 AM to 7:40 AM | 7:28 PM to 8:15 PM |
| October | 11 h 08 min | 7:40 AM to 8:12 AM | 6:43 PM to 7:26 PM |
| November | 9 h 59 min | 7:13 AM to 7:46 AM | 5:20 PM to 5:42 PM |
| December | 9 h 23 min | 7:47 AM to 8:06 AM | 5:19 PM to 5:29 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 8 at 6:15 AM and the latest sunset on June 22 at 9:17 PM. The latest sunrise is 8:12 AM on October 31. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Carmel sits at 86.15° W, so the sun runs about 45 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:54 PM on January 15 and 1:50 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Indianapolis, the state capital, gets 1 minutes less daylight than Carmel on June 21 and 1 minutes more on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend, IN | 41.68° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Joliet, IL | 41.52° N | 15 h 11 min | 9 h 10 min |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 41.09° N | 15 h 08 min | 9 h 13 min |
| Carmel, IN | 39.97° N | 15 h 01 min | 9 h 20 min |
| Fishers, IN | 39.96° N | 15 h 01 min | 9 h 20 min |
| Dayton, OH | 39.78° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Indianapolis, IN | 39.78° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Cincinnati, OH | 39.14° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 38.17° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 38.04° N | 14 h 49 min | 9 h 31 min |
| Evansville, IN | 37.99° N | 14 h 48 min | 9 h 32 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Carmel?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 01 min of daylight: sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 9:16 PM.
What is the shortest day in Carmel?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 20 min: sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 5:22 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Carmel?
9:17 PM on June 22, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:19 PM on December 1.
What time zone is Carmel in?
America/Indiana/Indianapolis. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Carmel, 39.966° N, 86.148° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.