Indian River, Michigan Sunset Time Today

Indian River sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Indian River, MI · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:37 PM Sunrise 7:24 AM

12h 13m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Indian River · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:25 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:35 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Indian River, the sun rises at 7:25 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:35 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:24 AM8:04 AM

Blue hour6:55 AM7:24 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:01 PM7:37 PM

Blue hour7:37 PM8:09 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Indian River

The sun rises in Indian River at 7:24 AM today and at 7:25 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:55 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:24 AM to 8:04 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:24 AM7:37 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 227:25 AM7:35 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 237:26 AM7:33 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:28 AM7:31 PM12h 3m
Fri, Sep 257:29 AM7:30 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 267:30 AM7:28 PM11h 58m
Sun, Sep 277:31 AM7:26 PM11h 55m

Indian River daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan8:19 AM5:06 PM8h 47m
Feb8:00 AM5:45 PM9h 45m
Mar7:18 AM6:26 PM11h 8m
Apr7:20 AM8:06 PM12h 47m
May6:28 AM8:45 PM14h 17m
Jun5:54 AM9:20 PM15h 26m
Jul5:55 AM9:31 PM15h 37m
Aug6:23 AM9:08 PM14h 45m
Sep7:01 AM8:18 PM13h 17m
Oct7:37 AM7:21 PM11h 43m
Nov7:18 AM5:27 PM10h 9m
Dec7:59 AM4:58 PM8h 59m

Indian River’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 40m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 43m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 40m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 12m
Shortest dayDec 218h 43m

How fast Indian River gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 50s a day+58m
Febgaining 2m 59s a day+1h 23m
Margaining 3m 13s a day+1h 39m
Aprgaining 3m 3s a day+1h 31m
Maygaining 2m 19s a day+1h 8m
Jungaining 27s a day+11m
Jullosing 1m 39s a day−52m
Auglosing 2m 49s a day−1h 27m
Seplosing 3m 9s a day−1h 34m
Octlosing 3m 5s a day−1h 35m
Novlosing 2m 25s a day−1h 9m
Declosing 32s a day−12m

Indian River golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:12–7:51 PM7:51–8:21 PM7:43–8:22 AM7:13–7:43 AM
Summer solstice8:46–9:31 PM9:31–10:09 PM5:51–6:37 AM5:13–5:51 AM
Fall equinox6:59–7:38 PM7:38–8:08 PM7:26–8:05 AM6:57–7:26 AM
Winter solstice4:09–4:59 PM4:59–5:33 PM8:16–9:05 AM7:42–8:16 AM

Daylight saving time in Indian River

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Indian River

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Indian River, the longest day carries about 15h 40m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 43m — a swing of roughly 6h 58m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Indian River’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Indian River?
Indian River's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:56 PM around December 10, 11 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:32 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Indian River get on the longest and shortest days?
Indian River gets about 15h 40m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 43m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 58m.
When is golden hour in Indian River?
Near the June solstice, Indian River's evening golden hour runs 8:46–9:31 PM and the morning one 5:51–6:37 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:09–4:59 PM and 8:16–9:05 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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