Fort Wayne, IN · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 08 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 13 min
Fort Wayne daylight through 2026
Daylight in Fort Wayne runs from 9 h 13 min on December 21 to 15 h 08 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 55 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 69th 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.
Fort Wayne daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 37 min | 7:52 AM to 8:05 AM | 5:22 PM to 5:56 PM |
| February | 10 h 39 min | 7:16 AM to 7:51 AM | 5:57 PM to 6:30 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 7:05 AM to 8:03 AM | 6:31 PM to 8:04 PM |
| April | 13 h 20 min | 6:39 AM to 7:23 AM | 8:05 PM to 8:36 PM |
| May | 14 h 30 min | 6:10 AM to 6:38 AM | 8:37 PM to 9:06 PM |
| June | 15 h 05 min | 6:07 AM to 6:11 AM | 9:06 PM to 9:17 PM |
| July | 14 h 47 min | 6:11 AM to 6:35 AM | 8:57 PM to 9:16 PM |
| August | 13 h 46 min | 6:36 AM to 7:06 AM | 8:14 PM to 8:56 PM |
| September | 12 h 27 min | 7:07 AM to 7:36 AM | 7:24 PM to 8:13 PM |
| October | 11 h 05 min | 7:37 AM to 8:10 AM | 6:37 PM to 7:22 PM |
| November | 9 h 54 min | 7:11 AM to 7:45 AM | 5:12 PM to 5:36 PM |
| December | 9 h 16 min | 7:46 AM to 8:05 AM | 5:11 PM to 5:21 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 6:07 AM and the latest sunset on June 24 at 9:17 PM. The latest sunrise is 8:10 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. Fort Wayne sits at 85.14° W, so the sun runs about 41 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:50 PM on January 15 and 1:46 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Indianapolis, the state capital, gets 9 minutes less daylight than Fort Wayne on June 21 and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids, MI | 42.96° N | 15 h 22 min | 9 h 00 min |
| Lansing, MI | 42.71° N | 15 h 20 min | 9 h 02 min |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 42.28° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| South Bend, IN | 41.68° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Toledo, OH | 41.66° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 09 min |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 41.09° N | 15 h 08 min | 9 h 13 min |
| Columbus, OH | 39.98° N | 15 h 01 min | 9 h 20 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 |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Fort Wayne?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 08 min of daylight: sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 9:16 PM.
What is the shortest day in Fort Wayne?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 13 min: sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 5:15 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Fort Wayne?
9:17 PM on June 24, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:11 PM on December 5.
What time zone is Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne, 41.088° N, 85.143° 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.