Sunrise and sunset times in Lafayette, IN
EditSunrise in Lafayette today is at 7:30 am and sunset is at 5:32 pm. Today has 10 hours, 2 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes, 4 seconds less than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Lafayette
Dawn (first light) is at 7:01 am, 29 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 5:56 am.
It gets dark in Lafayette at 6:02 pm (dusk), 30 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 7:07 pm.
Golden hour and blue hour in Lafayette
Golden hour is 7:12–8:10 am and 4:53–5:51 pm.
Blue hour is 7:01–7:12 am, before sunrise, and 5:51–6:02 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 12:32 pm, when the Sun is highest, 32° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Lafayette tomorrow
Tomorrow in Lafayette, sunrise is at 7:31 am and sunset is at 5:31 pm.
Clock change in Lafayette
Daylight saving time starts on March 14, 2027: clocks go forward one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour later by the clock.
Today
November 12, 2026. Current time: 9:22:29 am
Sunrise time: 7:30:13 am ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.7:01First light7:01:11 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:01–7:12Blue hour7:01:11 am – 7:12:19 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.7:12–8:10Golden hour7:12:19 am – 8:10:16 am
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sunset time: 5:32:37 pm ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.5:51–6:02Blue hour5:50:30 pm – 6:01:38 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.6:02Dark6:01:38 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:07Night7:06:30 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 17.07° · Azimuth: 132.95° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 2 minutes
8 hours, 10 minutes left for today's sunset in Lafayette
Tomorrow
November 13, 2026
Night ends at 5:57 am5:57:17 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:02 am7:02:17 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:31:23 am ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 5:31:44 pm ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:01 pm6:00:49 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:06 pm7:05:47 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Lafayette
- Lafayette, Indiana
- Latitude: 40.416702 (North)
- Longitude: -86.87529 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Lafayette, IN
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 9 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 17 minutes.Longest day in Lafayette, IN
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 3 minutes.Earliest sunset in Lafayette, IN
The earliest sunset of the year will be in 25 days, on December 7, 2026, at 5:20 pm.Latest sunset in Lafayette, IN
The latest sunset of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 27, 2026, at 9:21 pm.Earliest sunrise in Lafayette, IN
The earliest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 13, 2026, at 6:16 am.Latest sunrise in Lafayette, IN
The latest sunrise of the year was 12 days ago, on October 31, 2026, at 8:16 am.November 2026 - Lafayette, Indiana - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of November in Lafayette.
All times are in Lafayette's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) until November 1, 2026, and Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) from then on.
The day length shortens by 55 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Lafayette, IN - from 10 hours, 26 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 31 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:49:05 am | 7:17:23 am | +1m 9son the clock: -58m 51s | 5:44:09 pm | -1m 12son the clock: -1h 1m 12s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:12:26 pm | 10h 26m 46s | -2m 21s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:31:02 pm | 34.99° | 6:16:53 am | 6:44:37 pm | 5:45:08 am | 7:16:20 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 34m 24s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 3:28 pmLast quarter at 3:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
1:31:03 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:50:11 am | 7:18:33 am | +1m 10s | 5:42:58 pm | -1m 11s | 6:11:19 pm | 10h 24m 25s | -2m 20s | 12:31:01 pm | 34.67° | 6:17:56 am | 6:43:33 pm | 5:46:09 am | 7:15:18 pm | 13h 36m 44s | 🌘 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:01 am | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:51:17 am | 7:19:42 am | +1m 9s | 5:41:49 pm | -1m 9s | 6:10:14 pm | 10h 22m 7s | -2m 19s | 12:31:01 pm | 34.36° | 6:18:59 am | 6:42:30 pm | 5:47:10 am | 7:14:17 pm | 13h 39m 3s | 🌘 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:01 am | 15.2° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:52:23 am | 7:20:52 am | +1m 10s | 5:40:41 pm | -1m 8s | 6:09:10 pm | 10h 19m 49s | -2m 17s | 12:31:01 pm | 34.05° | 6:20:02 am | 6:41:29 pm | 5:48:11 am | 7:13:18 pm | 13h 41m 21s | 🌘 (17%)Waning Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:00 am | 15.5° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:53:28 am | 7:22:02 am | +1m 10s | 5:39:35 pm | -1m 6s | 6:08:07 pm | 10h 17m 33s | -2m 16s | 12:31:03 pm | 33.75° | 6:21:05 am | 6:40:30 pm | 5:49:12 am | 7:12:21 pm | 13h 43m 37s | 🌘 (10%)Waning Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:02 am | 15.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:54:35 am | 7:23:12 am | +1m 10s | 5:38:30 pm | -1m 5s | 6:07:07 pm | 10h 15m 18s | -2m 15s | 12:31:05 pm | 33.45° | 6:22:07 am | 6:39:33 pm | 5:50:13 am | 7:11:25 pm | 13h 45m 52s | 🌘 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:03 am | 16.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:55:41 am | 7:24:22 am | +1m 10s | 5:37:27 pm | -1m 3s | 6:06:08 pm | 10h 13m 5s | -2m 13s | 12:31:09 pm | 33.16° | 6:23:10 am | 6:38:37 pm | 5:51:14 am | 7:10:32 pm | 13h 48m 5s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:07 am | 16.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:56:47 am | 7:25:32 am | +1m 10s | 5:36:26 pm | -1m 1s | 6:05:10 pm | 10h 10m 54s | -2m 12s | 12:31:13 pm | 32.86° | 6:24:13 am | 6:37:43 pm | 5:52:15 am | 7:09:40 pm | 13h 50m 16s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:11 am | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:57:53 am | 7:26:42 am | +1m 10s | 5:35:26 pm | -1m 0s | 6:04:14 pm | 10h 8m 44s | -2m 10s | 12:31:18 pm | 32.58° | 6:25:16 am | 6:36:50 pm | 5:53:15 am | 7:08:50 pm | 13h 52m 26s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 2:02 amNew moon at 2:02 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:31:15 am | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:58:59 am | 7:27:52 am | +1m 10s | 5:34:28 pm | -58s | 6:03:20 pm | 10h 6m 36s | -2m 8s | 12:31:24 pm | 32.30° | 6:26:19 am | 6:36:00 pm | 5:54:16 am | 7:08:01 pm | 13h 54m 35s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:21 am | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7:00:05 am | 7:29:03 am | +1m 11s | 5:33:31 pm | -57s | 6:02:28 pm | 10h 4m 28s | -2m 7s | 12:31:30 pm | 32.02° | 6:27:22 am | 6:35:11 pm | 5:55:17 am | 7:07:15 pm | 13h 56m 42s | 🌒 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:26 am | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 7:01:11 am | 7:30:13 am | +1m 10s | 5:32:37 pm | -54s | 6:01:38 pm | 10h 2m 24s | -2m 5s | 12:31:38 pm | 31.75° | 6:28:24 am | 6:34:24 pm | 5:56:17 am | 7:06:30 pm | 13h 58m 46s | 🌒 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:34 am | 17.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7:02:17 am | 7:31:23 am | +1m 10s | 5:31:44 pm | -53s | 6:00:49 pm | 10h 0m 21s | -2m 3s | 12:31:46 pm | 31.49° | 6:29:27 am | 6:33:39 pm | 5:57:17 am | 7:05:47 pm | 14h 0m 49s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:41 am | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7:03:23 am | 7:32:33 am | +1m 10s | 5:30:53 pm | -51s | 6:00:02 pm | 9h 58m 20s | -2m 1s | 12:31:56 pm | 31.23° | 6:30:29 am | 6:32:56 pm | 5:58:17 am | 7:05:06 pm | 14h 2m 50s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:31:51 am | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7:04:29 am | 7:33:43 am | +1m 10s | 5:30:04 pm | -49s | 5:59:17 pm | 9h 56m 21s | -1m 59s | 12:32:06 pm | 30.97° | 6:31:32 am | 6:32:14 pm | 5:59:17 am | 7:04:27 pm | 14h 4m 49s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:01 am | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 7:05:35 am | 7:34:53 am | +1m 10s | 5:29:17 pm | -47s | 5:58:34 pm | 9h 54m 24s | -1m 57s | 12:32:17 pm | 30.72° | 6:32:34 am | 6:31:35 pm | 6:00:17 am | 7:03:50 pm | 14h 6m 45s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:11 am | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7:06:40 am | 7:36:02 am | +1m 9s | 5:28:32 pm | -45s | 5:57:53 pm | 9h 52m 30s | -1m 55s | 12:32:29 pm | 30.48° | 6:33:36 am | 6:30:57 pm | 6:01:17 am | 7:03:15 pm | 14h 8m 39s | 🌓 (57%) First quarter at 6:47 amFirst quarter at 6:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 57% illuminated |
12:32:23 am | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 7:07:45 am | 7:37:11 am | +1m 9s | 5:27:48 pm | -44s | 5:57:14 pm | 9h 50m 37s | -1m 53s | 12:32:41 pm | 30.24° | 6:34:37 am | 6:30:21 pm | 6:02:16 am | 7:02:42 pm | 14h 10m 32s | 🌔 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:34 am | 19.3° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 7:08:50 am | 7:38:20 am | +1m 9s | 5:27:07 pm | -41s | 5:56:37 pm | 9h 48m 47s | -1m 50s | 12:32:55 pm | 30.01° | 6:35:39 am | 6:29:48 pm | 6:03:15 am | 7:02:10 pm | 14h 12m 22s | 🌔 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:32:48 am | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 7:09:54 am | 7:39:29 am | +1m 9s | 5:26:28 pm | -39s | 5:56:01 pm | 9h 46m 59s | -1m 48s | 12:33:09 pm | 29.78° | 6:36:40 am | 6:29:16 pm | 6:04:13 am | 7:01:41 pm | 14h 14m 9s | 🌔 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:02 am | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 7:10:59 am | 7:40:37 am | +1m 8s | 5:25:50 pm | -38s | 5:55:28 pm | 9h 45m 13s | -1m 45s | 12:33:24 pm | 29.56° | 6:37:40 am | 6:28:46 pm | 6:05:12 am | 7:01:14 pm | 14h 15m 54s | 🌔 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:16 am | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 7:12:02 am | 7:41:44 am | +1m 7s | 5:25:15 pm | -35s | 5:54:57 pm | 9h 43m 31s | -1m 43s | 12:33:40 pm | 29.35° | 6:38:41 am | 6:28:18 pm | 6:06:10 am | 7:00:48 pm | 14h 17m 37s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:32 am | 20.2° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 7:13:05 am | 7:42:52 am | +1m 8s | 5:24:42 pm | -33s | 5:54:28 pm | 9h 41m 50s | -1m 40s | 12:33:57 pm | 29.14° | 6:39:40 am | 6:27:52 pm | 6:07:07 am | 7:00:25 pm | 14h 19m 16s | 🌔 (99.5%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:33:49 am | 20.4° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 7:14:08 am | 7:43:58 am | +1m 6s | 5:24:11 pm | -31s | 5:54:01 pm | 9h 40m 13s | -1m 38s | 12:34:14 pm | 28.93° | 6:40:40 am | 6:27:28 pm | 6:08:04 am | 7:00:03 pm | 14h 20m 53s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 9:53 amFull moon at 9:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
12:34:05 am | 20.6° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 7:15:10 am | 7:45:04 am | +1m 6s | 5:23:42 pm | -29s | 5:53:36 pm | 9h 38m 38s | -1m 35s | 12:34:33 pm | 28.74° | 6:41:39 am | 6:27:07 pm | 6:09:01 am | 6:59:44 pm | 14h 22m 28s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:24 am | 20.8° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 7:16:12 am | 7:46:10 am | +1m 6s | 5:23:15 pm | -27s | 5:53:13 pm | 9h 37m 5s | -1m 32s | 12:34:52 pm | 28.55° | 6:42:37 am | 6:26:47 pm | 6:09:57 am | 6:59:27 pm | 14h 23m 59s | 🌖 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:34:43 am | 21.0° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 7:17:13 am | 7:47:14 am | +1m 4s | 5:22:51 pm | -24s | 5:52:52 pm | 9h 35m 37s | -1m 29s | 12:35:11 pm | 28.37° | 6:43:35 am | 6:26:29 pm | 6:10:53 am | 6:59:11 pm | 14h 25m 27s | 🌖 (82%)Waning Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:01 am | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 7:18:13 am | 7:48:18 am | +1m 4s | 5:22:28 pm | -23s | 5:52:33 pm | 9h 34m 10s | -1m 26s | 12:35:32 pm | 28.19° | 6:44:32 am | 6:26:14 pm | 6:11:48 am | 6:58:58 pm | 14h 26m 53s | 🌖 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:22 am | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 7:19:13 am | 7:49:21 am | +1m 3s | 5:22:08 pm | -20s | 5:52:16 pm | 9h 32m 47s | -1m 23s | 12:35:53 pm | 28.02° | 6:45:29 am | 6:26:00 pm | 6:12:42 am | 6:58:46 pm | 14h 28m 15s | 🌖 (62%)Waning Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:35:42 am | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 7:20:12 am | 7:50:23 am | +1m 2s | 5:21:50 pm | -18s | 5:52:02 pm | 9h 31m 27s | -1m 20s | 12:36:15 pm | 27.86° | 6:46:25 am | 6:25:48 pm | 6:13:36 am | 6:58:37 pm | 14h 29m 34s | 🌖 (51%)Waning Gibbous: 51% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:36:04 am | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Lafayette, IN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Lafayette, IN for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Lafayette, IN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Lafayette, IN
In Lafayette, IN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 6:16 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 8:16 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 5:20 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 9:21 pm.
Lafayette, IN gets 5h 46m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 03m versus 9h 17m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Lafayette, IN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Lafayette. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Lafayette.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 25.2° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 70.1° (around Jun 18) in Lafayette. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Lafayette the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:31 and 13:01 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Lafayette, IN
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Lafayette, IN — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
West Lafayette 2 miPurdue University Airport - LAF 3 miShadeland 5 miDayton 6 miBattle Ground 7 miWest Point 10 miMulberry 12 miOtterbein 13 mi
